Brookelyn Walker Poems

Filled up like the sea,
One that none shall see.
A little book of maddness,
That is filled with saddness.
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She is staring out the window again.
Looking at something distant.
Past the parking lot.
Past the trees.
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Yellowed pages; Thin and frail.
Yellowed pages; Tell my tale.
Yellowed pages; Keep my secrets.
Hiding in plain sight
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Can't you see the bags under her eyes?
The way that she stays up so late at night?
Can't you see the way she cries
Not too hard, so, so light?
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I got angry,
At someone I didn't know.

I mistook a guy,
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Curtains
Pulled apart at the conductors command.

Sheets
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The Lake was aflame in the bright morning sun,
The Trees whispered, telling to run.
I took a step, then another,
Quickened pace in both fear and haste.
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In this world, I quite honestly think
That there is no such thing as 'perfect'
If there was, I'd be anythin' but that,
I'd be me, Yeah, I'd be me,
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Why do the birds fly?
Because there is no reason.
Why do I not try?
Because there is no reason.
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Dark brown eyes hold no lies,
But the person behind them does.
She tries to hide, stupidly thinking
That the pain will subside
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