Maya Hanson Poems

Carry me back to
Amber’s house
That story long ago
Maybe I was different then
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A girl, she’s made of
so many colors
Can we memorize
them all
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Soft whispers,
loud and clear.
Not yet.
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“oh, it was an accident
i didn’t mean to hurt you”
how many times have i heard that…
i can’t count
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The more I say
the more I laugh
My words sting your heart
Like a piercing blade
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I watch
I watch you leave
My heart, it's breaking
And I know
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Vanilla tulips
I hum softly
Wind in my hair
But can’t stop, can’t stop now
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I'm from sweet purple cherries
that exploded in our mouths before dinner.
I'm from round-off back handsprings
and hugs
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Spying on you
Makes me wonder why
And when I wonder why,
For just a moment
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The keepers of sound
Pass through a waterfall
Pass through silence, only to break it
Keep motions and movements connected
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