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CRYSTAL NERO

CRYSTAL NERO

Self-Care or Selfishness?
ALineMeant

Self-Care or Selfishness?

For Black women; and all women who have been trained in self-sacrifice.
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LitLove: The Book of Form and Emptiness
ALineMeant

LitLove: The Book of Form and Emptiness

"Books appreciate your eccentricities."
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A New You
Dandelions

A New You

You glance over to make sure there's enough space. He's in the next car smiling, smiling.
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A Story (To Make a Long Story Short)
Dandelions

A Story (To Make a Long Story Short)

You often hid things from yourself but I found you, living a quiet poetry I never knew existed.
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The Smoking/Non-Smoking Sections in Restaurants Always Confused Me as a Child
ALineMeant

The Smoking/Non-Smoking Sections in Restaurants Always Confused Me as a Child

As if the smoke could discern the boundary. As if toxicity knows
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Dust to Dust
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Dust to Dust

It's impossible to escape the noxious fumes, the dirt on the road that takes flight with each wheel that circles the pavement and I don't know if it’s trying to escape, or return home.
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A Craving
Dandelions

A Craving

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