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Start from Scratch It’s the way it’s always been But what if that way wasn’t good Wasn’t right What if that way caused Fissures and hunger An emptiness that echoed Into eternity It’s the way it’s always been Is a poor excuse for Wanting to stay the same Out of comfort and convenience As if growing is too hard For a living thing To do So let’s break it down And wonder what could be If we started from scratch https://www.gracepcho.com/poetry/mirrors monthly 0.5 2022-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f5728a268bd6f19d4924a29/cf0accda-ac56-4c80-bb9c-30561268ecc1/mirrorspoem.jpg Poetry - Mirrors I'm terrified of the blank page, of margin and space Like a horror house of mirrors, I'm afraid of what I will find if I look up and start writing. https://www.gracepcho.com/poetry/sunset monthly 0.5 2022-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f5728a268bd6f19d4924a29/0856d543-6b6e-4cf7-8e18-a583f1012704/IMG_4017.jpg Poetry - Sunset I always look for where the light hits. 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I look at my son With delight and tears Because he is alive He is breathing He is here. Too many mothers Can’t say the same Too many sons And daughters Have cried out Hands cuffed I can’t breathe Their life spilled out On asphalt On cement On camera Their hearts, still No longer beating No longer breathing No longer here. I pound my chest And mourn Lament And cry out Repent And raise my voice My fist And shout No more Enough Enough #ahmaudarbery #breonnataylor #georgefloyd #blacklivesmatter https://www.gracepcho.com/poetry/how-are-you monthly 0.5 2020-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f5728a268bd6f19d4924a29/1600068663736-KN7UKHXVQ4DURWFLTIZG/IMG_4438.JPG Poetry - How Are You? I go from fine to depressed And back again Each day marked With gratefulness and desperation Loneliness and wanting to be alone The day ticks by like it doesn’t care Stretching time beyond reason Yet the year scrambles away As if it can’t stand its own fate Of all it was supposed to be But isn’t “When things go back to normal…” Loses its meaning Because so much is being lost In this upside down world Things will only move forward Toward the question marks ahead And “normal” will simply be what it is then Are we okay? 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