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Reflections of the Self

by Ayatullah Nurjati

As I stand, a poet in an ocean of words,
Unspoken feelings, unheard verses surge.
What is this craft, this calling to write?
Is it light for others or my own plight?

I pen the tales of others, the struggles they bear,
Yet each word I write is a weight I wear.
To live, to serve, to break free from norm,
A poet’s life—a perpetual storm.

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If I Stay

by Raina Hutchins

If I stay will you hold me
And comfort me through my tears
If I go will you miss me
And live with regret through the years

If I stay will you kiss me
With the passion you used to show
If I go will you let me
Be someone you used to know

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Icarus/ За Ікаром (in Ukrainian)

by Halyna Myroslava

Розхитуючи
шарпаючу тимчасовість
І
гнітючу постійність
Піднімаєшся вгору
наче наближаєшся до сонця
Вужчають стежки
жорстко обмежуючи твої рухи
Нагадують
виписане проминулими ікарами

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"A cage made of freedom."

by Dylan Wu Rong

With the rise of the morning sun,
the four white walls glow pearl,
the warmth of the rays- so comforting,
cradling me deeper into the bed.
And stronger the light burns,
waking me up- I need more sleep,
dragging myself forwards, I press play and the day proceeds.
Every strike of the hand, at every digit the stick lands,
doesn’t matter what night or what day,
yesterday remains a replica of today.

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The choice is mine

by Aldo Kraas

The choice is mine
If I want to continue to be a
Christian
The choice is mine
If I want to keep having
The friends I have
The choice is mine
If I will continue to pray
For my Father
The choice is mine

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