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a covid lament
if my mouth / were ever to breathe / out
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Mar 28, 2023
april
what an incredible thing it is to be a human being / to hear music and to understand / the labyrinth of emotion behind it
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Mar 28, 2023
new york
my *** / is like hearing a song for the first time / unsure, unexpected
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Mar 28, 2023
love pain
You love him, / you do, / and here's the miracle:
20
May 22, 2021
Red Star
I am nowhere near the ocean, yet / salt water stains my cheeks and / it's only because I'm afraid to
13
May 22, 2021
inspire
I'm pushing my hand / into my wild chest / as hard as I can push
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Jul 7, 2020
I can't remember if it's Thursday or December
five times five / plus hours of searching / for hiding spots
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Jun 2, 2020
I could have sworn you were right there
It could almost be mistaken for / being in the same room / as we study the lines on each other's eyes
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Jun 2, 2020
there's nothing wrong, i promise
something is wrong. everything is acting so strangely. all i wanted to do was open the window. all i wanted to do was make a pun. say that you believe. we're all floating. on the ground. scream and cry so that everyone can hear. they need to feel your pain. they need to write the words you love. you need to give them words. / something tells me that something is seriously wrong. the liquid is in the wrong can. the surface is too warm. the skin is too warm. that long body is too close. it's too soft. it's too hard. / the music is too happy when i'm not happy enough. the notes are too short. too syncopated. the sun isn't even up. the moon isn't even bright. the sky is heavy with sadness.
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Feb 13, 2017
number three: reflection
I simply cannot forgive / myself for the restlessness of my heart / for I have burned
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Jun 8, 2015
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