Poems from Halah
This is how we deal with things
Red, blue, purple, green
Splashes of paint against the canvas of life
Leaving our marks in the world
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Fast-paced running
Children out of breath
A yellow jersey with a #2 on the back
Playing the defense position
And scoring a goal
10 years...
Why did you stay so long
when we begged you to leave?
Do you wish you had listened
to us years ago when we told you
he scares us?
You...
Sirens, green and purple skies,
We need to hide, we need to hide, we need to hide
Yelling to get to safety when
there was no close danger...
For once I’m actually happy
Despite all the shit that happens,
She makes my day better
It doesn’t matter if my parents don’t “agree” with...