If the leaves fall and the summer goes away,
I'll still be there no matter what they say.
Until you decide to let me go
into the world's unknown.
Just give me a moment, and I'll be fine.
I'll be yours, and you'll be mine.
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The Eldest Daughter ✔️
PoesieA collection of poems I wrote ages 13 to 31 that show how I grapple with neurodivergence, gender roles, and the conservative fundamentalist environment I was raised in. This is the most vulnerable work I have released to date, letting you into intim...
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If the leaves fall and the summer goes away,
I'll still be there no matter what they say.
Until you decide to let me go
into the world's unknown.
Just give me a moment, and I'll be fine.
I'll be yours, and you'll be mine.