Amanda Saveley Poems

This world is more than dark and light
And there is more than black and white
If you don't color outside the lines
You will remain deaf, dumb, and blind
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I'm crashing.
Faster than a jet liner into the Atlantic
And I know something's terribly wrong here
Flying higher than a kite with no medicinal aid
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The day is hot, but I'm cold inside
With all this I'm trying to hide
I'm calculating an equation
As to your recent evasion
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I finally got that kiss I wanted but would never admit to wanting
Because wanting kisses are crazy and crazy just won't do.
But I got it,
As the rain was falling hard
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If I died tomorrow,
Would you still search for me?
Would you still scan the skies
Or look out onto the sea?
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I don't write anymore.
It makes me sad like this stain on my teeth
That only shows when I'm smiling.
I'm hoping that my temporary release
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I left home
My choice, but the manner was not select
Goodbyes to friends, family, streets, buildings
All familiar...then
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'Happy Birthday. I love you.'

It's so unusual that I could say that at midnight tonight and be shooting it out in two different directions. But it makes sense, in a poetically ironic way. I feel like the day I met them was the day I finally split in half.
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He always smiled.

Crazy-haired boy with tired eyes
That told the story of his neverending struggle
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You kill me...
You know you do
You kill me well
You rip my heart
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