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Nicole in Daylife

I. Spring

The boy came in spring
Gave me roses and kisses
Melted my young heart

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Nicole in Daylife

Pondering under Pine Trees

To my elusive soulmate, I wonder where
You are, if you’re feeling happy or sad
Or feel an intense longing to meet me
The same way I long to finally meet you

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Love! in the Pandemic

The seventh month passed in lockdown
I recall SMT Devil Survivor’s seven days
No demons appear, but shadows loom:
An embodiment of capitalist exhaustion

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It’s About the Yearning

There is an exhaustion from existing
And there is a weariness from loving
An intelligent man as dense as osmium
You’ve yet to know I find you attractive

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II. Summer

Two persons, now one
He shines as bright as the sun
I’m blindly in love

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Odyssey’s Temporal Comfort

My body twirls around like a ballerina,
To the beat of Carly Rae, and my eyes
Catch yours from across the room as I
Catch my breath; you took it away with

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Forgiveness is Sisyphean

I lie in my bed and my eyes are stinging
Like jellyfish, swimming in the ocean
Of my tears, salty like how I’m feeling
After knowing you left me for another

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Feeling Seaside Blues

White cotton on azure sea
I wonder what you saw in me?
I keep thinking we’re meant to be
I like you before I like me

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III. Fall

Yet our love withered
For colors and people change
We drifted apart

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Recurring Knight-mare

Tell me about that dream, where we
Touch the smooth panel of liquid sand
How it ripples through time and space
Tearing a hole into the fabric of reality

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Daylife
Daylife
In celebration of my 24th birthday, I chose to publish my poetry on the topic of “love life”: how it is affected by seasonality, yet grounded in familiarity. My writing stems from experience so hopefully I’m able to convey feelings such as longing, intensity, and disillusionment.
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