Natalie Collins Poems

The indescribable feeling of running a race
One must experience it to know the joy

The butterflies in my stomach at the starting line
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America has its problems
Soldiers sacrificing lives for others
Apart from their families for so long
Living every day in a foreign land
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only three years old
when I saw her fall
scared and crying
standing on the couch
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The wedding day

A 37-year-old man
His 14-year-old son
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Preparing another fallen hero
For his journey home
Removing the blood-stained uniform
That he so proudly wore
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A sight I hope I never see again
a massive black funnel cloud
on a path of destruction
At first unable to distinguish its direction
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The melodious tunes on the piano
The brassy sound of the trombone
The emotional lyrics of thousands of songs
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Cat is fat
Is fat indeed
Fat indeed yes
Indeed yes stuck
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The peaceful blue water
The shiny pleasant waves
Rising up onto the golden sand
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I don’t understand…

why people do things to harm their own bodies
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