Maya Hanson Poems

I am the worst kind of forgetful.
I want to remember how to know you,
I want to remember all your syllables
and string them together like fairy lights at sunset,
...

you're the back and forth
pressure, melody
of movement
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I don't want to fix you,
I want to find a few of the pieces,
slide them till they shine enough for you to want them
and watch the world sit at your fingertips.
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I don't want to unsee you
but I want to unlearn you.

I want to unlearn
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sometimes I envy
the taken
because of the words
they can say to you,
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Sometimes I measure the time passing in songs.

An especially long moment with you
is the Beatles' Her Majesty.
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We stay here
with the clock ticking,

we make no decisions
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Let them be as squirrels,
timid and hiding in their hollow trees,
hoarding a supply of nuts as winter comes.
Let them be as squirrels,
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Catching fire in my throat
As I leave this place
The bitter taste of it stings my words
But then everyone’s tasting fire
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This is how it begins
One day, one smile
One laugh, I hope
you'll stay for a while
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