danny-cWhisper

32 / M / American
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115 TowersI stood at the bridge on Monroe, / peering into a stale brown river / hoping to be swept away
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Nov 3, 2014
2:21PMSuddenly everything made sense / and all my tragedies became one / They were woven together
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Apr 22, 2013
4 AMMom sneaks through the front door / I'm pretending to be asleep on the couch / At 4AM, she reeks of cigarettes
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Nov 28, 2012
Angles and LightingI'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life: / all the pictures you see of me weren't goofy moments / with friends and family whose cameras sympathize.
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Jul 14, 2013
BodiesI look at the legs of older men / Aged, with their imperfections / showing more visibly every day.
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May 24, 2013
Broken MirrorsI don't know who I am / I left every piece of myself somewhere in a dark room / Now I lie on the floor like broken bottles
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Jun 22, 2012
Broken SpinesBooks with spines curved like gymnasts / are my favorite to own. / They're frail, aged and loose;
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Apr 1, 2014
CaliforniaI found your flaws first: / your thin, wispy hair, / the arch in your back,
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Jun 6, 2013
Cedar TreesIt’s not you I miss; / not your cherry red hair / or the crack in your voice
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Nov 30, 2018
Challenging HorizonsI took a drive tonight / to the edge of town— / to our teenage horizon.
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Nov 4, 2014
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