hollie ash Poems

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1.
Instructions For The Death Of Me

If you want to kill my spirit
Put me in a concrete jungle
And make the most heart-pounding thing that happens each day the navigation of traffic on the freeway.
Tell me it's not safe to go out after dark.
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2.
Mondays

sometimes i wake up on a Monday morning completely overwhelmed by the world.

then i get an official invitation from jason and roo, which i'm not sure i can accept, but i also can't turn down.
then i leave the house to discover stunningly perfect weather, in a completely un-Monday-like way.
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3.
Ode To The Hc At Fair Time

i used to drive through this old town
now no one here knows the sound
of this car I'm drivin'
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4.
Rebirth

i was broken
i never saw the sun
looking for salvation
always on the run
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5.
Beauty And The Truth

if i were honest with myself
if i was free towards you
i could look beyond the now
with brevity and truth
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6.
Wyoming Boy

we walked along the beach well after all normal people are in bed
and we spoke of being 19 and being 33 and found we had some things in common after all

we talked as we walked about the things we plan to do, the places we might go
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7.
Happily Ever After

8.
The Beauty Of A Woman

the beauty of a woman
lies in her ability to break down at times
and to be tender in her touch
and fierce in her ambition
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9.
The Last Saturday In October

i awoke at 9: 15AM on the last saturday in october
feeling like the day was already underway and i'd missed it

the weather was nice, in a 'winter's coming' sort of way
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10.
The Change (An Observation)

I have noticed that, in the face of death by way of terminal illness, people are encouraged to do all the crazy things they've ever dreamed of.

And I have noticed that, in our able-bodied everyday lives, we are simply thought of as crazy when we pursue our dreams.
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