“I don’t know when I became a space to be filled,
my thigh an open lease.”
Congratulations to Reagan on topping 250,000 views on this necessary poem.
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“My grandfather died as the moon. I am not him.
I am black, and full of stars. I am not the absence of light.
I am who allows light to exist.”
Congratulations to Gabriel on topping 100,000 views on their excellent poem.
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“The blood learns to bend another way
like the legs of a crane.”
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“Too many people have claimed they can read me like a book
and then they went and put me on a shelf.”
Congratulations to Jamie on topping 250,000 views on their excellent poem. Check out more of Jamie’s work here.
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“She learns the most dangerous lies
are the ones we tell ourselves.”
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“If you think I am brave,
just wait until you see me out of costume.”
Congratulations to Brenna on topping 100,000 views on this amazing poem. Check out more of Brenna’s work here and here.
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“You watch the sun set too often, it just becomes 6 PM.
You make the same mistake over and over, you’ll stop calling it a mistake.”
Congratulations to Phil on topping 250,000 views on this beautiful poem.
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“They called me girl. Girl, as if
that was something I wouldn’t ever want to be.”
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“My body is not wrong.
The way people talk about my body is wrong.
But my body is the only thing I can change.”
Congratulations to Ollie on topping 500,000 views on this fantastic poem. Help support Button Poetry so we can continue broadcasting all these artists!
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“I’ve heard sharks followed slave ships crossing the atlantic ocean, trailing black bodies thrown overboard.”
Congratulations to Porsha on topping 100,000 views on this stunning poem. Help support Button Poetry so we can continue broadcasting all these artists!
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