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Shattered Reflection
Exploring the inner turmoil of being.
![The Cycle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2cb207_7389ba1607a043e88acefd73578fbfd0~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_457,h_343,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/2cb207_7389ba1607a043e88acefd73578fbfd0~mv2.webp)
The Cycle
A force to be reckoned with recounts its endless cycle.
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Hesitation
It hurts to stop hurting.
![Embrace](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/37d41d_304bb06e448243ea8ae75aa09807509e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_457,h_343,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/37d41d_304bb06e448243ea8ae75aa09807509e~mv2.webp)
Embrace
Love is sweetest when it is safe.
![You (Everything I Am)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/37d41d_d5eccaed00884ef9833f645cb962dad7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_457,h_343,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/37d41d_d5eccaed00884ef9833f645cb962dad7~mv2.webp)
You (Everything I Am)
Reminiscing, pondering, feeling.
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Smile
Appearances are cheap when the emotions don't run as deep.
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independence from the swamp
Reflections on children -- bearing, being and letting be.
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Forest Glade
A poem about laying eyes on them for the first time.
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Devour
There is a darkness that can eat you up at any time.
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Autism Speaks
A critique of Autism Speaks.
![Existing Within](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2cb207_6e2ee3a7deea4fe68dc36e940438ac79~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_457,h_343,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/2cb207_6e2ee3a7deea4fe68dc36e940438ac79~mv2.webp)
Existing Within
Is there more out there? I want to know.
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Shortcomings
A bittersweet poem from the author to his childhood best friend.
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Exposure
(TW: sexual violence, coersion) (Image by Alana Doberstein) By Alana Doberstein Under that Damp stare You don’t act Like you care Despite...
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Free My Wings
By Peniel Gifted
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Grandma’s Cake
A testament to generational adaptation, devastating relationships, continental crossings
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Houses
We are all under construction
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Nature
Why am I afraid of nature?
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![These Days](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_77f4cc66a6ba4f02882fd739ab08d05b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_457,h_343,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/nsplsh_77f4cc66a6ba4f02882fd739ab08d05b~mv2.webp)
These Days
By Rebekah Orth
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Chocolate Frosty
An icy symbol of hope.
![A Long-Lost Tapestry](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8303fe_2ac5807fd6f8496aae0cee52a00b74ce~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_457,h_343,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/8303fe_2ac5807fd6f8496aae0cee52a00b74ce~mv2.webp)
A Long-Lost Tapestry
Weaving together history, heritage and tradition to create beautiful art, but will it last?
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