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Alayna Doyal
Alayna Doyal

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7 hours ago

seas seize

subterranean seas seize debris like the way we drowned in heartbreak.

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seas seize
seas seize
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1 day ago

the itch in my throat

the itch in my throat rendered me voiceless and yet i still spoke your name.

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the itch in my throat
the itch in my throat
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2 days ago

hypochondriac

hypochondriac? or realist? when my body’s attacked by my mind?

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hypochondriac
hypochondriac
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3 days ago

neurotypical

neurotypical experiences sound like a relief from grief.

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neurotypical
neurotypical
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4 days ago

elasticity

elasticity of rubberbands has taught me stretched too thin, you’ll snap.

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elasticity
elasticity
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5 days ago

synchronized

memories flow through me the way blood courses inside arteries and when i think about you i wonder if our hearts still beat in sync. ☽

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synchronized
synchronized
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6 days ago

acute / minute

i glance at the calendar magnetized to the refrigerator as my hands hold onto the colander. the boiling water i pour into the sink spills onto my forearm and then i think about how it all ended in a mere blink. i stand still and time follows suit — the…

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acute / minute
acute / minute
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Mar 16

i feel like elastic

i feel like elastic in that my body is a rubberband that i want to elongate and pull thin. i keep stretching my mind in hopes that i will find meaning in the void but i overextend myself to show that less is not more, and i fear i may…

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i feel like elastic
i feel like elastic
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Mar 15

a haiku

☼

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a haiku
a haiku
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Feb 26

synesthesia

under anesthesia, amid all my amnesia, i dream of tasting colors in a world of synesthesia. red looks like sandstone as it rusts — from marigold to crimson, merlot brick. orange is apricot marmalade and tangerine cider — spiced and fireside. beneath the medicinal spell, i am four years old…

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synesthesia
synesthesia
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Alayna Doyal

Alayna Doyal

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writer | editor | poet | all things personal development ↠ alaynadoyal.com ♡

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