Here is an excerpt from my poem Small as Stars, Loud as Suns

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This is A love letter to the teachers who refuse to give up despite underfunding and blame

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This is an excerpt from my poem Not Every Rebel Has a Reason.

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Thanks for reading!

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This is an excerpt from my poem "I Was Meant to Matter".

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SACRED

my heart is a cathedral
for hope

knifing through this grief-shaped cold.

look! even my ruins
are sacred

when held
up to the light.

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BOTH

on days when I am uncertain
whether dawn or dusk
is the better listener

I pray to both

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Working on submissions today after getting a second wind last night.

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My favorite poem I’ve ever written (from 2021)

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