Eyes. Photo by Tamyka Bell.

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Tamyka Bell
A Cornered Gurl
Published in
Mar 3, 2023

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Lines lengthen, deepen —
I see they are beautiful,
the spaces within

We grow older, yet wisdom
continues to evade us

Let the creases mark
places warmed by sunlit smiles
and starlit secrets

When light fades, let this spark grow —
within, without, beyond time.

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Tamyka Bell
A Cornered Gurl

writes. runs. drinks coffee. doesn’t go in for that whole sleep thing