The Brightest Little Lights
As their mom, I try so hard
To soak up every last bit of them
Just as they are
But inevitably I will fail
For try as I might...
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Morgan Barrett
- May 5
- 4 min
A Fish Who Swims in Wine
Almost two weeks ago I made the decision That I’m done joining in on the cultural delusion The lie, the mutual contract, that insists we...
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Morgan Barrett
- Apr 27
- 4 min
My Shadow Is Me, A Poem
It was the year before the world fell apart Quietly, my internal world was crumbling From the outside looking in, things looked good I...
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Morgan Barrett
- Jan 31
- 1 min
Who do you think you are?
Honestly,
who do you think you are?
They’re laughing at you
behind their phones.
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Morgan Barrett
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Pretty
I'll spend my life tailoring my words
because I want her to know her worth.
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Morgan Barrett
- Jan 9
- 2 min
One Day in December
I wrote this in December 2021 after a particularly difficult mental health day.
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Morgan Barrett
- Sep 1, 2022
- 6 min
Summer's Last Song
August has been surprisingly mild... the mornings have been cool, foggy, and not too humid. These mornings... herald the beginning of fall.
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Morgan Barrett
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
Day Rise
Stratus clouds
framed in the airplane window
wearing the pink hues
of the sunrise
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Morgan Barrett
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
No one would
A homeless man in front of the coffee shop door Talking to himself Laughing, then nearly crying I wonder who he is talking to His zip-up...
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