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Alayna Doyal
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1 day ago

arid desert

everything that happens when my brain malfunctions stays within the confines of a cranium accessible to nobody but me. there is nothing communal about weathered wood in place of upper arms that do not turn stiff when chemical count lays low. no one notices slow strolls across crosswalks or upturned…

Poet

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arid desert
arid desert
Poet

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2 days ago

bottomless

i would hand anyone absolutely everything if my feet could then find their footing in something. i hear it is far better to have anything other than nothing, but how do you keep from flying away when you’ve lived your entire life in a state of flight, not fight? i…

Mental Health

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bottomless
bottomless
Mental Health

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May 21

a haiku

conscientiousness is a curse in a realm that rewards selfishness.

Poetry

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a haiku
a haiku
Poetry

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May 20

a haiku

assimilation is procreation of rep — — etition; abstain.

Haiku

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a haiku
a haiku
Haiku

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May 13

the base of the boards

the hardwood floor creaks as the arch of my foot presses onto the base of the boards. i pause in a way where i don’t let myself sway because i hope i beg i plead that no one heard me. the house i always had to tiptoe around never felt…

Poetry

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the base of the boards
the base of the boards
Poetry

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May 12

grief as a haiku

perpendicular lines remind me of the time i reached for your ghost. ☼

Haiku

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grief as a haiku
grief as a haiku
Haiku

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Apr 26

complacency

complacency lives adjacent to me but i do not knock on its door i wave to it from the north window and refrain from connecting to it furthermore as the last time i converged with the mug of someone smug the direction of my trajectory was a roundabout forcing me…

Poet

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complacency
complacency
Poet

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Apr 25

tar-colored charred

the tar-colored charred brioche leaps from the toaster the way frogs sprang from lily pads in fairytales lemon water in hand i reach for the tongs spraining my ankle along the way my foot like a reprimand i wonder how toads land as i respond in awe of how they…

Poetry

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tar-colored charred
tar-colored charred
Poetry

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Apr 9

haiku

here we are again — amid repetition til i break the cycle. ☼

Poetry

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haiku
haiku
Poetry

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Apr 8

haiku

conscientiousness is a curse in a realm that rewards selfishness. ☼

Haiku

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haiku
haiku
Haiku

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Alayna Doyal

Alayna Doyal

316 Followers

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

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