Re: New
By C.C. Carter
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I feel born
too soon
sometimes
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hope people
remember
speak our names
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proclaim out loud
our prime
before
emojis
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hiatuses
don’t dismiss
don’t destroy
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I wonder about a young poet
who grew up looking
for words to save herself
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did she find
our poems
like I did
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does she search for us
online
sample some lines
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better yet
let’s duet
Source: Poetry (July/August 2024)