Category Archives: poetry

On a string

Posted on 26 November 2013 by xkawai

Waiting. Ever have I waited for you— ` you to be near me ` you to endear me ` you before I knew thee Y por esperar descubrí esperanza. Still do I remember you— ` you who came before ` … Continue reading →

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a knee-jerk response

Posted on 23 February 2013 by xkawai

te amo. you are special you are precious you have measure. te apoyo. you are sheltered you’re protected without measure. te agarro. you’ll be mended, renovated in full measure te aseguro. you are treasured you are cherished beyond measure te … Continue reading →

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in the not-knowing.

Posted on 24 December 2012 by xkawai

maybe i’ll never know what it’s like to hold your hand on our way to class in the morning– to say good-bye and see you tonight? and part ways before Evans, but sneak a last glimpse of you over my … Continue reading →

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NO8DO

Posted on 3 December 2012 by xkawai

and again, i am alone– but i am never alone. just as you are never asleep or away or not thinking about me, so i am never gone from your heart. just as you are never not in love with … Continue reading →

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in love,

Posted on 26 November 2012 by xkawai

i am in love with words, and i might be in love with you– can i say that? is it true? there is a heart in red, above words you’ve said about me. i’m not used to this: to knowing … Continue reading →

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you know you wanna

Posted on 7 October 2012 by xkawai

i love you. it’s true, it’s true, it burns, it churns, it yearns to cry itself through. how true? how true– how vast how much how enough is enough to tell you? so true–it’s so true, so deep abiding real … Continue reading →

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fill in the blanks.

Posted on 11 September 2012 by xkawai

“i love you”– it’s true, but not enough to say it yet, though i want to, instead of “goodbye,” or “good night” i just hope you can hear when i said, “take care of yourself” last night behind those words … Continue reading →

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Indelibly You

Posted on 27 March 2011 by xkawai

whitewash these walls; paint something new: something so me, yet indelibly you. sand down this plaster; scour out the stains: don’t choke on the powder, let the past keep the pain. let’s mud up the cracks and dents in this … Continue reading →

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