Poems from Cassidy Paredes

Poems from Cassidy Paredes

“Your Name”

Your name is etched on my heart, forever and always.And when you leave, your name will fade. My heart going …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

CASTLE WALLS

I built these walls up for a reason. I built them for you—for only you— Because you’re the only one …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

STARING BACK

She sits in the mirror, looking wounded. “Get up,” I yell at her. “You were made to be stronger than …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

GO LIVE

“How am I supposed to let go of something I can’t picture myself without? How am I supposed to breathe …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

HAPPINESS

Happiness is the smile that comes to wash away the bad day. It’s the small deed that makes all the …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

IF I KNEW…

I wish I knew then, what I know now— That gaining you meant losing me. And in the end, I …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

MY SUNSHINE

What if my sun seized to shine? What if my world turned dark without the light, The light your smile …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

MY GAMES

I don’t know everything. I’m not a genius or brilliant or even someone worth listening to Or thinking about—but neither …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

CAPTURED

She was powerless against her racing mind.It told her what to be, who to be.She was confined in a cage …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

I’M WITHOUT YOU

Forgetting you is impossible.Living without you hurts.Even when I’m not thinking about you,I am. Ded. My sister

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

EMPTY WELL

I can’t please you, I never could. So, I’m giving up, just like you think I should. I go left, …

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Poems from Cassidy Paredes

FLYING

My hands fell softly on the white and black keys— Gliding across them as the piano sang the tune of …

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