Morgan Balanaser Poems

Two strangers
I have not previously seen
Cause me as much joy in this world, as I've felt
By causing joy to one another
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My head is too hard
My heart too soft
My will too flexible
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An endless loop, of pain and sorrow
It keeps returning to me
I cannot stay
I cannot go
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A heart yearns, for romance,
for love, for passion, for companionship.

A head knows, that dream is just a dream,
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Are these the drums of death I hear?
Spelling the doom of Democracy

Free speech infringed for pronouns, and offence.
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When pressure strains your mind and body both

And nerves tingle with sensitivity
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The past is dark, and ugly.
For this is how we learn
Not one of us is free of ancestors
Who did another burn
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Sitting in a waiting room, or
walking through a thrift store
I'm sometimes frozen by anxiety at the thought
That these others around me would have opposed me being in here mask-free a few short years ago
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Oh Queen of Queens, whose mind knows no self-flaw!
Allow me to burst the glorious mirage you treat as law
Trust not your lessons in university
Most men seek to serve women, not oppress
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He thought he'd never get a woman

So strong was his hate, he wanted to rape
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