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We’ve Never Had Water Here Anyway

This poem was originally published in an issue of Clay Literary’s RAVEN: https://www.clayliterary.com/post/design-a-stunning-blog ‘Neath the blistering heat, California poppies cast themselves to the hillside sun as wayward children start to lose their breath, as you now fight for yours, running to chase the summer blues away. The young and old all begin to fail; heatwaves…
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Coastal Wanderers

In the unrelenting blaze of summer heat, drips of sweat trickled down our sun-kissed backs.Chasing adventure along the Pacific Coast,four of us stacked into a cramped compact.Sisters shouting, twisting through hair-pin turns, cars honking, speeding, braking hard—Screams echoed through canyon roads, windows down, hearts open wide. We skirted dangerously close to the edge,where stars and oceans collide.Yet,…
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Endless Summer

We wandered the streets beneathHollywood stars, chasing silver-screen dreams,waiting behind velvet ropeson warm, electric nights. We stayed out ‘til dawn,then hit the shore—proof that the perfect dreamwas always something more. Santa Monica mornings carried us south:Huntington’s waves, Dana Point’s grace—surfing, spotting whales,then finding the next hot place. It was the season of freedom,of highways and…
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