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Good Night

Dear Yuri, As I look out of my window at night, Iโ€™m reminded of what I see in daylight. Here and there, I see a bus, only stopping when it has space...

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Dented Furniture

Dear Yuri, dry mouth, dried tear stains, headache from last night, cried myself into a nightmare again waking up with a fright, try to tell someone...

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Childhood Friend

Dear Yuri, You have been there since childhood. I remember how you dazzled in the sunshine, all of your beauty captured in that precious family...

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Lockdown Love Letter

Dear Yuri, I’ve found a new love for silence… because now my thoughts speak the loudest. I’ve found a new love for distance…...

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Human Today

Dear Yuri, Honey, keep your eyes shut until we scare the nightmare away. Limit our love to eye contact. It’s dangerous to be a human today...

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Reflection

Dear Yuri, When I look into the night sky, Peer out the window ajar, Gasp for that fresh air and freedom, That now seems so far, Relentlessly...

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Glittery Notebook

Dear Yuri, It’s been 2 months since I got to see the busy streets of our city. It has been 2 months since I saw my other relatives and friends...

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Anxious

Dear Yuri, At this moment, I am waiting for my online class to start. Isn’t it funny that I’m missing school when I used to hate it with...

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Not A Poem Writer

Dear Yuri, I’m not a poem writer. I’m not a artist. A drawer. A storyteller. I’m just a normal black girl from the north. I may not...

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Together

Dear Yuri,
Rich or poor,
Young or old.
Banker or dustman,
Celebrity or beggar.
We’re all in this together.
L, Zurich, Switzerland

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Finding My Inspiration Again

Dear Yuri, Thoughts are running through my mind keeping me up all night, I find myself falling asleep only in the morning. I find it weird that the...

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