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Squash
February 23, 2021
Squashing; verb
The act of crushing something with force
so that it becomes flat, out of shape, or nonexistent
We scream
We fight
We punish
We squash
Crumpled up paper
Shredded dreams
Shattered hopes
Bent beams
© Katie C., Los Angeles, California
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This piece, entitled Squash, was written when I was in eighth grade, for the annual National Poetry Writing Month that occurs in April every year. This poem had originally been about the silencing of young people in today's society and fueled by everything that was making me angry or upset or bothered at the time I originally wrote it. Most recently this poem was edited slightly to be adjusted to my view of my current life.