Family picture -
Smiles do not betray trouble
Lurking underneath.
Written 4/27/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
Family picture -
Smiles do not betray trouble
Lurking underneath.
Written 4/27/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
Stillness in kitchen,
Punctuated by laughter
As we make our meal.
Written 4/27/08
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The broken mirror
Reflects Dad; Rejoin the shards
And now I see me.
Written 4/22/08
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Infernal hairstyle -
The friction of running makes
My hair catch fire!
Written 4/22/08
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Right before daybreak
Enjoy the stillness, for soon
The world will wake up.
Written 4/21/08
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Girls on bicycles
And jump ropes remind me of
Nineteen eighty-nine
Written 4/20/08
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Scars on the inside
Bleed profusely, thanks to my
Unfinished business.
Written 4/5/08
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Unlit “Open” sign,
“For Lease” screams from the window -
Someone’s dream has died.
Written 4/5/08
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Good God, what a voice!
Black velvet, intoxicating smoke -
Inside, I am aflame.
Written 4/3/08
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