Author: Claudia Wysocky
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A Fish’s Thoughts
When no one answers me, I find my secrets in the dark,In the shape of an outline that is always with me;I listen to its tikki tikki tikkiing and see—a moving image; a kiss of fire,Its hands are cold, its voice is tempered steel,Its laughter a riddle—it seems to me—like glass—If you have any regrets,…
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Stranger
I saw you across the sea,and wondered why someone was looking so sad.I am not brave, but I felt a lump in my throat.How to explain a broken heart? To even explain it at all?But words…I am empty and full.I did not know you, but I felt like I did.I wanted to tell you, “I…
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We Can’t
We can’t keep pretending,And we can’t keep lying, We can’t keep hopingAnd we can’t keep trying, We can’t keep waitingAnd we can’t keep believing, We can’t keep telling ourselves stories,We can’t keep fighting, We can’t keep wanting things to be different,We can’t keep thinking that things will just change,We can’t keep avoiding the things that…