Musings

Musings by Amanda N. Young

Grounded

There’s been this blank -in my life A time I needed to heal -and to survive For a while I feared I couldn’t yet move past The quiet pain that kept me locked inside   I told myself I would stay on solid ground There was no one -to be found Who could reach -me […]

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Musings by Amanda N. Young

I kept the gummy bears

Are there stale gummy bears where you go? Made Pink and Gold with Dom Perignon And filled with memories and ghosts of love long gone   Are there bubbles of champagne Made of late nights And filled with laughter and bad white boy dance moves Unpaid tabs and Spanish better left unsaid   Is there […]

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Musings by Amanda N. Young

Hello, Old Friend.

I called to wish you Happy Birthday I called to say Merry Christmas I called because it’s Wednesday I called just to say hey, catch me up Honestly, I just called to hear your voice Somehow, after everything we’ve been through, Despite the miles between us, And the new love in your life, And that […]

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Musings by Amanda N. Young

Happy Birthday, Old Man

where were you when the world turned grey when the quiet opened up our senses to something new where was your heart in that moment when the air around us became full the motes of dust had immense weight the light soft the sounds dimmed by the presence of infinity were you honest were you […]

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