January 21, 2023 - “All the People” by Rahil Najafabadi

Written By Curlew New York

ALL THE PEOPLE

I contain them within me like paper boats in dry land.
I have studied every person except those who are perfect.
Why bother? It’s easy to stick with the faux moments
of all the people than a lifetime of a stale person who stares
back in the mirror. It’s too long to handle, never-ending
and unsure. I believed in being one person in many dimensions,
but not all the people inside me agreed.

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