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Wild Horses
This year, she said I will ride wild horses Grow my nails And travel to a country Where the language is not mine And I will have to be...
emmagibson24
Sep 24, 20211 min read


Her secret
There’s something I have to tell you She said Leaning forward Her tone shifting Eyes widening We had been talking about the summer Just...
emmagibson24
Aug 25, 20212 min read


When I wrote this poem the sky was grey and now it is blue
I look up at the sky every day To see what color it is It seems so important As important as the bread on my table And the water I drink...
emmagibson24
Mar 1, 20211 min read
On losing my friend today
And when the day ends I let moments play out Like fractured pieces of music Heard from across a street A wooden gate that can’t be opened...
emmagibson24
Jun 5, 20201 min read


Nurses are angels with granola bars
Natalie was given a granola bar during chemo I knew her name because the nurse said it softly “It will help your blood sugar, Natalie”...
emmagibson24
May 12, 20201 min read


The dishes
My kids won’t load the dishwasher It’s driving me insane And so I smash the plates instead And walk out in the rain The air is sweet and...
emmagibson24
May 7, 20201 min read


You are there and I am here
You are there And I am here I am standing on this side of the globe You are below Slightly to the left Upside down 7,917 million miles...
emmagibson24
May 7, 20201 min read
Her Face
I look at the photo Pretend it’s a mirror Tilt my head to one side Open my mouth Hoist my flag Think what she is saying It must be a...
emmagibson24
May 6, 20202 min read


Wild Horses
This year, she said I will ride wild horses Grow my nails And travel to a country Where the language is not mine And I will have to be...
emmagibson24


Her secret
There’s something I have to tell you She said Leaning forward Her tone shifting Eyes widening We had been talking about the summer Just...
emmagibson24


When I wrote this poem the sky was grey and now it is blue
I look up at the sky every day To see what color it is It seems so important As important as the bread on my table And the water I drink...
emmagibson24
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