Ivana Valasik

Looking for a place
where no one knows
what we have (not) done
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I bought new jeans,
Just so I could
Put on display
The underwear
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I asked God
for a man and
He gave me the evil's better twin.
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There are two
I dream of but
never concurrently
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Amidst the forgotten
and the insignificant
I am number one.
It wouldn't have to be that way.
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Paralyzed by Pain
Motionlessly staring
At the wall
Through teary eyes
...

Without warning
you left.
You left me
heartbroken and small.
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I walked into room number 222.
There was a large sign saying:
'How to deal with rejection',
But I was sent home-
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I'm no expert at
Letinggology
just a beginner
What I really master
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How many states are there
in the country of Mind?
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Let's put our illusions
into perspective
and
see whether the figments
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Where do I get my protein-
-they all want to know
as they munch on
pieces of muscles
...

You are not moving
in any direction.

And I am waiting
...

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Every day, I wake up
Doubting you
Doubting us
Doubting my own motives
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Day after day
I fail to comprehend
How you can love
Someone as flawed
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I am a girl
of many
talents
overshadowed
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I am not that kind
of flower that can
blossom
in the middle of
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I keep re-reading
the poems you wrote for me
when we were beginning.
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