Tell the stars that their shine is no longer needed Tell the sun to turn blue because yellow is outdated Tell the moon to find another planet Circling around me all day tell him I won’t have it I am the one who can make the earth stop spinning The one who told the birds…
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To be black in a world of preconception is uniquely frustrating As if the color of your skin depicts the person they are seeing Or perhaps not a person but a thing An animal lost in a future due to its history being stolen Stripped of one but left with a clipped wing Forced to…
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7 steps to his door, will not have it anymore I prepare my speech, like I never have before He has defecated what’s mine, and acts like its all fine For the millionth time, the words race through my mind Step 1 You piece of shit, you illiterate son of a bitch You condom usage…
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Demo is sitting in class with his fellow students. He and Ten have both been admitted as late-entry transfer students. Demo has to take part in the “special lessons” because of his lack of basic knowledge. Ten, however, has been placed in the advanced class because of his understanding of math and Higher Reasoning. Demo…
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If hip hop was weed then poetry would be crack An addiction from which you cannot come back RnB would be alcohol, and Rock would be ecstasy And pop would be the over the counter drugs because it’s just so easy And music, in general, would be simple cigarettes Now picture yourself at a party…
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The barrier is up and the four of them have made their way into the living room. Demo, Ten, and Pulmo are all sitting down while Braverte is standing. He has a serious look on his face as he starts. “You’ve seen the students here. They look beautiful, strong, and damn near perfect right?” Ten…
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The edge is rugged and yet it shines with a subtle grace The darkness at the bottom craves to find its place Assumptions based on stories from people who evade the truth Tales of brimstone twisted into smiles breathing sooth But its embrace feels saver than the other holes surrounding it Each sole purpose is…
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Ten and the two students arrive in front of an abandoned building. The boy in front stops, lowers his head and as he brings it back up he opens his eyes. They are bright red. With his eyes opened he looks back at Ten. Ten is slightly surprised at the brightness and depth of the…
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The days whisper with promises of money And it’s just so funny Because I listen with the intent to collect But this dream is easily wrecked The work I have to do before I get the prize To reach the truth I swim through lies I deceive myself and force myself to move forward But…
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The door of the big gym opens up and a man wearing an expensive-looking suit walks out. Demo doesn’t really pay him any mind because he is trying to go in. But the man at first casually glances to see who is in his way. But once he sees how much internal energy Demo has…
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Always angry at anyone adversely admiring aesthetics I will never understand those who participate in athletics Beauty born by believing broken bitches beseeches bad blood Society has made hiding your smell a rule that’s widely understood Clashing concepts crash consecutively cleansing cluttered courses Put on perfume to entice, deo to hide, stop moving to hide…
Read article Demo stands in front of Pulmo with his head tilted down a little so he looks a little menacing. Ten exasperated at Demo’s rude approach to asking a favor. “Demo that is not how you ask for …” Before Ten can finish his sentence, Pulmo completely unfazed by Demo’s gaze takes a step forward and…
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I had a dream And in my dream, I found myself in a scene The ground I walked on was made out of the alphabet Each letter was perfectly set So that it could become a street Left in awe, I was unable to speak The alphabet stacked until it kissed the stars Skyscrapers surrounded…
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Demo and Ten walk into the principal’s office. It’s a beautifully decorated room with golden ornaments and several pictures of old men, who have titles beneath them starting with “Principal” so those must have been his predecessors. There is a gigantic desk at the end of the room in front of the window. The desk…
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Slowly but certain I can feel the curtain Enforcing this burden of a unknown person Chipping away at this display What to say since I’m the prey Words lose meaning feels like I’m dreaming My courage is leaving my body is scheming To abandon hope I just can’t cope With the pressures of upholding vain…
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The three walk through the door and are about to go down. The lady suddenly stops, looks back, and looks Ten and Demo up and down. The two guys look at each other as they are unsure why she is doing this. She looks at Ten. “The core?” Tens eyes open up because they did…
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Duae Animea Vita Una You started walking on a path, few tread upon The world’s music means nothing to your song You can dance to the melody your smiles create You two were meant for each other, and I’m no fan of fate But you hold something many wish to gain, more valuable than any…
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It took a few hours but eventually, Ten came out of his room. He sat next to Demo who was still looking at the lights pass them by as they were in hyperspace. Demo looks at Ten as he sits down. “You good?” Ten looks at Demo and nods. He then looks at some of…
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