The Absurd Girl Writing Archive
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To Save the World
I lied when I said I’d save the world— The coldness clung as I learned— ideals can lie. The wound sunk in me— a ballast ache of failure. Continue reading
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Three Letters to Love
I loved someone. They tried to know me. So I walked. Love, eh? Continue reading
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My Lady the Sea
My lady is quick My lady is wise My lady has made me all that I am I’ve tasted her hunger, Held fast her nights I’ll carry my lady, singing her heights My lady, My lady the sea Continue reading
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how_to_survive (memory).txt
By Dreamweaver_87@aol.com Last login: Terminal 1Virus detected: 0Remaining memory: 237 megabytes Continue reading
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A Dog Is Just a Dog
And when he glances up at me— a dog is just a dog until he isn’t. Continue reading
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Peter and the Polite Wolf
Peter wanted nothing more than to help his father. So every day, he did as he was told and stood guard over the family’s flock of sheep. Tall and straight, Peter stood at the top of the field, watching, watching,… Continue reading
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Ode to Unemployment
Oh, happy is the interview day, when spirits are raised, doubts pushed away. With sweatpants forgone, clothes freshly ironed– What could be better than getting hired? Continue reading
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Zone 7 Blooms
My dog is killing my Bali hibiscus. I felt guilty for buying it. It’s an ostentatious flower that has no right living in the ground of zone 7. But the tag said it could survive our weather, so I purchased… Continue reading
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Godspelled
And man said to god:I will fear you, I will use you–I will love you, I will need you.And god said to man:I am the light you seek when knowingcasts its heavy toll.Spell Fragment No. 164 Continue reading
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Red, Love
When all you see is red, all I see is you. And that’s enough, for me. So don’t leave me, Can’t you see? Continue reading
