morgan-ellaWhisper

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when winter comeswhen winter comes I'll keep you warm. / under an over coat stitched and stretched with ninety yards of first kisses. oak moss and sweet smoke from an antique pipe. big enough to never lose, strong enough hold us everywhere we go. / when winter comes we'll pull on our lovely sweaters and watch our hot breath become cold clouds and dance away. we'll watch the birds leave. we'll skid across the parking lot on our heels, giggling our way to the ground, dragging one another.
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Apr 18, 2014
bangbangzoom / like police cars / lining up
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Sep 14, 2013
the lessoni'll teach you what it's like to be a ghost / how to move from space to space unnoticed / how to blow through rooms on fire
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May 25, 2013
unboundwhat do you want / i want to put my forehead to your temple and wrap my arm around you. i want to feel at home again. and wild and unbound. with all of the fancy fish swimming from me to you. as i rock. / i rock my head against you, the curves make it easy to do. i tighten my grip and
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Jan 25, 2013
out of town fare.take big, messy bites of plums and pomegranates. carry a pocket knife. use it to clean your teeth. in public especially. if people notice- smile and wave. then go back to plucking the skins out. collect moderately priced perfume and wear a spray or two too much. every day. grow out your nails, grow out your hair. then when the compliments come, clip them short. paint them black. bury your eyes in a buried book. change your routine. wake up an hour earlier and go on a jog, get coffee and a fresh croissant. keep your head up. exchange the air for flavored smoke. stare unapologetically. buy some new ******* put on your favorite lipstick and kiss the mirror. dance to that song every time it comes on. even if there are people in the room. sing into a hair brush and make them want to join in. buy a new box of crayons. wear them down to pathetic little nubs. buy yourself fresh flowers. laugh so hard that people can see if you have cavities. even way in the back. be sure to eat the things that cause them. drink coffee and flavored beer. curse. get tattoos. fall in love, then fall back out. pack up their **** or pack up yours. or maybe leave it all behind. ride a carousel. wear a push up bra and steel toed boots. tell ridiculous lies to people you'll never see again. make funny faces at children when their parents aren't looking. give presents often. challenge yourself to learn a new language. then learn two. leave the cabinets open, and fill them with dishes that don't match. not even a little bit. compliment old ladies. make paper flowers. write love notes. walk slowly past grave yards. get your hands ***** be shameless and loving. own your mistakes. learn from them. even if you have to make them more than once. be courageous and content. stand up for yourself when you need to, be kind- even to yourself. and if someone gives you a reason to smile, make sure you do it. often.
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Oct 16, 2012
low end in loving apathy.not in the usual way with / bent knee and bowed head / but with nag champa and cd inserts, with
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May 3, 2012
Untitlednot another soggy wind pipe sonnet / curb side prophet / fodder.
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Apr 13, 2012
to make happy.i will write you a happy poem / i will stitch it together in delighted diligence. / i wont clean behind the doorways with it
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Feb 23, 2012
scars undeparted.obstinate ghosts in creaking rooms. / burgeoning in spaces of quiet provocation. / a staggering spin of sawdust choking down a bad wrap,
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Feb 22, 2012
stoleni held you still- fearing you mistook parts of me / for parts of God / held my breath because i guess
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Aug 24, 2011
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