I began to write poetry around the age of 12. I have gone through significant lulls in my work, but have somehow managed to write over 300 pieces chronicling my life and loves. I have always found it easier to let my feelings flow out through a pen or my fingers than to verbalize them. Some of my favorite poets are e.e. cummings, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Oriah and of course Maya Angelou.
Separation from you cured nothing
From 12,000 miles you still controlled
The rate of my breath and the beats of my heart.
The days that had passed were 745
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