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My body is my home wherever I may go

An original poem

By Olivia DurhamPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
Seattle, Wa (my home in a physical sense)

Looking for ink on blank pages

Crawling through stages

Brain frozen crossing guard on a snow day

Notice the wind

And feel it 40 more times

Fingertip frost

Wondering if I’m still sick of the sun

On a cold rainy day

I’ll count all my change

Maybe I’ll meet a new lover

Wipe her sweat from my thighs

Maybe I’ll find a new toy

I learn to despise

I’ve got cash I’ve got dimes

Regrets in the rearview and I’m not afraid to die

There’s a ghost in my childhood bedroom

Push the door open

Please don’t run

please don’t hide

Street smart fool with nothing to lose

The colors speak in code

All the patterns im breaking

I’ve got soil from the west to bury them deep in the snow

For my body is my home

Wherever I may go

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Olivia Durham

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