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 Dec 2020 A Slow Heyoka
'Melia
My lips feel so heavy
as though laying themselves down
awaiting your arrival
as I once did
 Dec 2020 A Slow Heyoka
amanda
they called me a hurricane
like i was a disaster

you saw my rain
and called me a force
you don’t make me feel
like a hot mess

you make me feel
like a force of nature
 Dec 2020 A Slow Heyoka
Fay
clipped.
 Dec 2020 A Slow Heyoka
Fay
when you try to fly
just like everyone else
but before you can leap
from the ledge
to soar above the skies
you find yourself
stumbling backwards
and falling
with no chance
of ever coming up again.
 Dec 2020 A Slow Heyoka
Sofie
pretty girl,
beware,
the boys are out to get you
they'll take away your flower
they want what's only yours

pretty girl,
blossom slowly,
stay in your cocoon for now
for summer can only last so long
and soon it will be over
 Dec 2020 A Slow Heyoka
Oliver
people see smoldering flames  
crawling up her veins
and think of empires collapsing into ash,

people watch her eyes spark
and feel her calloused electricity
and they convince themselves of her power  

she broods and she intimidates    
and they think she is strong
and they think she is dangerous
and they are afraid of her fire

even though the only thing she tries to destroy
is herself.
 Dec 2020 A Slow Heyoka
Lecius
Balang araw
Hindi na lungkot ang dulot ng umaga,
Tatahan na ang umiiyak na matang namamaga
Matutuyo na ang mga kumo't unan na basa

Ika'y tatayo na mula sa pag-kakaupo sa gilid
Paa'y ihahakbang na palabas ng silid
Handa kanang harapin ang mundong pasakit
'Di ka na nito tatablahan ng pait.

Mga sugat mo'y tuluyan ng nag-hilom
Wala na ni isang marka ang mababakas
Tuluyan mo nang naaninag ang liwanag,
Sa'yong yungib na natakpan ng dilim

Natagpuan mo na ang matagal na nawawala
Pagmamahal sa sarili na sa'yo'y tumakas
Kaya ngayon buo na ang piyesa ng pag-katao
Lalaban kana hindi na muling mag-papatalo

Kaya mo na ulit
Mas kaayanin mo pa ngayon
Lagpasan hamon sa harap
Dahil buo kana
Distant persisting fragments
endure unstirring in your heart
you pick them away piece by piece
yet every part is the same sharp
as as frosty wind on your cheeks.
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