Kyla Gabka

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Im Alright

Hey How You Doing. Havent Heard From You In 3 Years. Hey Hows It Going. Did You Really Think I Didnt Care. Its Been 3 Years Of Healing For Me. Im Sitting In All Of My Glory. Ive Healed From All The Pa

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Dream

I Dream Of A Life Where We Walk In The Sand. And We Walk Hand In Hand. And Kissing In The Sunset. I Dream Of A Life Where Were Wining And Dining. And Laughing And Dancing. And Its Not 5 P. M. Yet. Cau

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What We Are

Ahh Ahh. Perhaps We Are What We Take. And What We Leave Behind. Whatever We Dont Forsake. And Whatever We Happen To Find. But The Answer For What We Are. Isnt Written In The Night Sky And The Stars. B

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The God Of Feathers

You Have Seen And Heard Of Me Before. In Trees And Skies Myths And Legends. In Scenes Across Time In Parables And Lore. In Music And Film In Fossils And Fables. I Danced For Mesmerized Zeus On A Silve

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Alien

I Woke Up Today And It Felt The Same. I Felt Alone And Insane. I Dont Understand But I Feel Misplaced. All The Things That I Have Faced. On This Earth So Much Has Gone Wrong. And I Feel Like I Dont Be

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What Old Father Earth Asked Of His Daughter

My Daughter My Daughter Come And Play. No My Father I Cannot Stay. But I Have Built A World For You. I Am Sorry Father It Will Not Do. What Of The Trees That Dance In The Breeze. I Am Sorry Father The

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Big Friend

Mmm Oh Yeah. It Seemed Like A Joke At First. A 10 Foot Teddy Bear. More Fluff Than Possible. Seams At Bursting Point. Eyes The Size Of Hubcaps. Its Fur A Duvet. Wanting Nothing But To Buffer Them. Thr

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Try

I Try And I Try And I Try. To Make Things Right. I Try And I Try And I Try. To Patch Things Up. To Make It Better. Make Us Better. I Keep Failing. My Way Doesnt Work. It Doesnt Matter. How Many Times

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Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve. Under The Falling Snow. You Were Holding My Hand. And You Looked At Me. Said We Were Meant To Be. And You Said You Love Me. On Christmas Eve. Under The Falling Snow. I Felt So Free.

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Make It Last

Turn It Up. I Wanna Feel The Bass In My Heart. Know You Want. Wanna Feel It Too. Everyone. Body To Body On The Dance Floor. Feeling Good. Feeling Good. Its 4 Am. But Its The Weekend. And All My Friend

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Value Added

A Man Walks Out Of The Forest. Takes A Tree To The Mill. The Wood Goes To The Factory. The Table Goes To The Shop. The Shop Sells The Table To The Man. The Man Takes The Table To His House. The House

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Autumn Waiting

Our Familys Land Once Rolled. All The Way To The Horizon. Wed Pitched Our Pitch Digging Ditches. In A Sunsoaked Land. That Yielded All We Needed. Searching Eyes Of Foxes. Routing Noses Of Badgers. Scu

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Sky Of December

Snow Stacks Up On Windowsills. The Season Slips In With Thrills And Chills. Presents Wait To Bloom Under The Tree. You Smile And Look Up To See. The Sky Of December. It Holds All We Remember. With All

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Finding Me

Tryna Figure Me Out. Have I Done The Right Things. Am I Trying Too Hard. Or Just Pretending. Id Be Lying To Me. If I Said I Was Sure. What I Cant Understand. Makes No Sense Anymore. Should I Fight It

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A Sketch Of The Artist As An Object Of Ridicule

When Family Look Blankly And Dont Understand. The Labour And Longing And Love At Your Hand. When Theyre Meant To Support You Not Slander And Slate. Know That Its Simpler To Crush Than Create. When A V

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High School

To Be Honest. Never Wanted To Be. The Kind Of Girl. Who Wore A White Dress. On A Sunday. To Put My Hopes Up. For A Someday. To Be Honest. And To Be Honest. Never Wanted To Be. The Type Of Bitch. That

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The Snowball Fight

He Tried To Hide Among The Trees. Afraid Of All The Nothing He Sees. But His Red Coat And His Red Face. Both Helped The Snowball Find Its Place. In The Winter Light. The Snowball Fight. The Snowball F

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The Woods Man

He Was Mostly Made Of Sticks And Leaves. And Other Forest Features. We Found Him Rootless. A Crow Exploring His Innards. We Took Him Home Propped Him Up. In The Warm Leather Armchair. And Rearranged H