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• Velvet Children - by Miranda K de Groot

  i. I'm a porch child with a mouth of piano keys My feet brush the skyline, I've dozed on uneasy hands My shoe laces tracing jets across your purple and blue, I collapse where you ride the breezes of simple breathing ii. You're a wild child who knows how to spin a fancy tune My fingertips align with the mountains of your mind, My elbows are raw but I can keep with your time The things you won't let me remember haunt in unlikely acquaintances I tried to rest but found a whole world, just sleeping iii. They are the…  Read Full Story »

• Mimicry In Vain - by Miranda K de Groot

  . You started out chasing butterflies with strawberry baskets in hand, so insignificant in their own right Barefoot splashing in the tides of winding creeks, taking shortcuts to stepping stones Your dreams were as big as the clouds you never even took the time to gaze upon, With eyes sparkling in the midday sun, a childlike ferocity held deep within your core shone through your every step .. The signs always pointed you down the right paths, safe and sound from the world asunder Sunlight framed your face in a perfect eclipse while you called for natures shams to grace…  Read Full Story »