Poems from TheRumBook

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Hi all! I'm Sophie, but my favorite person/creative writing teacher says that I MUST go by the name "Soflow" when I do spoken word... Yes, "flow," not "flo," as in South Florida, though I do abide there. Anyway, I've written some awful junk (I can tell you that!) all my life, but now that I'm a high school senior, it's pretty good, in my opinion. I'll explain myself the same way I do on Wattpad (username iMunsterCookiez because I made it eons ago): The Rum Book is a real thing in my life, and as a journal it's beautiful. It literally stands for something I can put anything and everything into, yet the beauty of it is that it is welcome to others and their sentiments. If anything I write offends you, you're more than welcome to lecture me. Argue me. Standing up is one thing that keeps us all alive, so by all means show me a piece of yourself. Unless you're telling me that you're righter than I am. In that case, go screw yourself.
My teacher checks my papers My mommy checks her weight My daddy checks his watch While I look for a play mate   My bestie checks her hair...
Tuck your chin to your chest  And walk quickly  Tuck your elbows to your sides  Shut your ears  Stop the shoulders  From brushing against...
  Yeah. Uh. I’ll have a two-by-six, hold the ranch, I’ll have to say wheat… yeah, wheat. Does it have to be cold? Gah. Extra thick...
I was born to fly    But a dandelion knows    Wishes will kill me 
War
To live silently Quench misery Hide demons That's not my poem. My words aren't stolen from my pride I'm not broken inside Now that some...

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