Unique

Beauty is truth
So don't lie about it
Music is joyful
So don't make it mourn
Our bodies are holy
So don't defame them
Thoughts are precious
So don't scare them away
Words belong to everyone
So don't try to claim them
Take only what belongs to you
Allow others their own uniqueness

Missing

Missing

Phantom fingers in my hair

Gently sliding down

A slight touch

Deftly caressing

Longing for what cannot be had

The barriers are too high

The cost, too much

Could the world suffer your loss?

Mine would be no heartbreak

Not even a blip on the radar

Separation is good for the soul

Or at least

That is what everyone

Seems convinced I need to hear

What is your opinion, love?

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Antonio's Struggle

Hiding in plain sight

With no spies to fell me

Who would ever suspect

This pathetic shell

Not good enough

For anyone to notice

Antonio’s Struggle

Is mine as well

Not that I’m smart

Or pretty or talented

Or any such qualifier

That marks me as great

When everyone notices

Actions that get taken

But never the person

That’s making the waves

Calms seas are coming

The skies will grow blue

After the storm comes

The rainbow shows through

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