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Camille Hollis

Camille Hollis

Tedious

To tell the truth
Most things are easy
And I’m the one
To destroy simplicity
And blow things far
Out of proportion,
Constantly I aggravate
And make my deeds
More difficult than
Ever need be
And life seems hard
To trudge through
Even though I know
It could be easy
And it’s my fault
For making things
So tedious.

(2013)

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Care

Walking talking depression Who’s too big around the waist Saying you’re messed up But what I’ll never understand Is how you think that you’re
Sound

The air conditioner blows On high And the sound Reminds me of small monsters. A clattering starts
Alternative

Sometimes I feel myself Willing to cry And sad over nothing I can remember That would make me upset
Scrying Glass

Eyes are shifting Slowly sifting Through the darkness Of the scrying glass, Hours spent staring
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Friends

Ten times more They whisper hate And I wish they would stop Because of late I’ve seen these people
Beneath the Mask

People walk Down the streets, Seeming happy As can be, Or maybe sad,
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In the morning wake And breathe fresh air To distract my thoughts From a recent nightmare Then go through processes
Blades

I want to try The simple cut Not a cry for help But a physical release From the prison
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Not Perfect, Not Alone

I pretend I know everything, Or that I can do anything, But I don’t, And I can’t. Sure I may act
Break

Scars on legs And scars on arms Incisions on bodies And stitches for sealing Cuts and scrapes
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The Cat

Long thin lines Across skin Placed there Upon day’s end Old ones pink
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Plate

I’m like a broken plate That you threw on the ground Because you were upset But no matter what you do You can never fix it
Passing Time

Passing Time I spend my days Falling through the glass That is our fragile world Chasing something
Forest

Running through a forest Of never ending trees And everlasting green Some people fall And some turn back
Nightmare

I walk through rivers, valleys, fo… Exploring all my thoughts Dreaming peacefully Things made up and memories Talking to friends and enemies



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