Roosevelt: Betrayal

If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault. -Eleanor Roosevelt

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The Duchess’s illegitimate daughter

Yes, I live here. Yes, I know her. I have seen
her grace before this gate, behind as well. I am
her chambermaid. But, if you promise not to tell…
The Duchess is my mother. I am not her child.
My father was no Duke; he was night-blooming,
venomous, a highwayman, who caught and pressed
her [...]

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Excerpt from a letter by Emily Dickinson

When asked whether she had any friends:
Of ’shunning Men and Women’ — they talk of Hallowed things, aloud — and embarrass my Dog — He and I dont object to them, if they’ll exist their side. I think Carlo would please you — He is dumb, and brave — I think you would like [...]

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Blasphemy against the devil II

I cannot see why Heaven should not have
a man who loves so well.
But if his own creator should not have him,
Be certain that I will.

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Out of the Box

She likes caramels.
He likes truffles.
She takes you, my sweet darling.
He takes me.
We’ll be burned in separate bodies
and we’ll never meet again.
Goodbye, my love.
Happy Valentine’s Day.

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Family Troubles

I said I needed a safe space to sing and pace and be a wildflower. The only response I got was that I should take my wildflower outside because it’s annoying to people who want quiet. But they always want quiet, except when they’re arguing. And when they’re arguing and I say [...]

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Pigeon at the Foot of the Gate

The pigeons at the foot of Regina’s gate blend like a bog.
The pigeon of interest – named Pigeon – is of no interest at all.
Bones clung with chintzy feathers, Pigeon waits for its daily
dinner. The pigeons start when the iron creaks sweetly to welcome
those coming before the birds’ benefactress: clattering
guardsmen with axes and shields, [...]

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I Am in Beauty

In your eyes I am at home.
This one is my Versailles,
And this one is my Buckingham.
I live in beauty.
In your eyes I am at rest.
This one is my Giza,
And this one is my Westminster Abbey.
I sleep in beauty.
In your eyes I am afloat.
This one is my Atlantic,
And this one is my Pacific.
I swim in beauty.
In [...]

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Golden Rain

Catch on this page a golden rain:
Today is the last day of his leave!
My dream-drops at last can fall again
To see maiden parchment’s thirst relieved!

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still i must pray

still i must pray
from far away
and touch your throne
with love alone

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