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Speak Silently

By Riley Irwin
December 23, 2019
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White walls

book cases

 

stone cold

angel faces

 

book spines

calfskin

 

moonlight

bedim.

 

Faux fur-

garments

 

bent page-

parchment

 

cold floor-

marble

 

closed door-

startled.

 

Perked ears on walls,

mask the downfall.

 

Speak less,

hear more.

 

Stop the

folklore.

 

Poison my tea-

full glass, empty.

Their trust, deadly.

 

That’s not family.

 

Guard your sole throne.

You are the lone.

 

Hide in the library,

speak loud and silently.

 

 

 

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Riley Irwin

Do you how do? If you understood that reference, we are definitely soulmates. Anywho, HELLO, my name is Riley and you are twice as likely to see me around because I am an identical twin. I currently attend NAU and am majoring in biology and minoring in psychology. My favorite things include black coffee, cute dogs, and running uphill. Bad puns and sarcasm are in my blood, so you are going to have to bare with me kids.

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