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Writers’ Weir: i take myself back

A poem submitted by reader Jasz Garrett.

  • By Jasz Garrett For the Capital City Weekly
  • Wednesday, August 1, 2018 5:53pm
  • Neighbors

stream of consciousness

i should be better than this

midnight onyx creek

everything has changed

dreaming of your soft blue eyes

i do not belong

raspberry headaches

i’m so tired of myself

shivering lost girl

you stole everything

but in this angelic dawn

i take myself back


The Capital City Weekly accepts submissions of poetry, fiction and nonfiction for Writers’ Weir. To submit a piece for consideration, email us at editor@capweek.com.


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