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Platonic
I cried when you kissed me / Because it was a platonic kiss / I broke when you pressed me into the mattress
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Elephant Dreams
elephant dreams / and mistletoe kisses / in the middle of July
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What They Taught Us About Stoners
party rocking anthem in a partyless house: / they told us, *indie is for the stoners* / but all I'm smoking is words and
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Ten Years Ago, Today
a twenty-six year old woman sits alone outside a coffee shop, waiting / she plays Snake on an old Nokia that was discontinued long ago / her red dread locks are tucked neatly under a worn beanie
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Conversations on Energies
a boy once told me he could feel my energies / and i asked him how that worked / and he said it was impossible to explain
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Ache On The Lovelorn Pages
the pages of my notebook are probably more lovelorn than i'll ever be / idk / i never longed to be a tree burying my roots deep into Her soil, moaning
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Ophelia / Thoughts In The Midst of Another Breakdown
pour rice down my throat to staunch the flow of blood / on each grain is a something, / an art,
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Lovers Grow Old
hip bones under hips, hips to lips, lisping lips, sheer lace slips, butterfly clips, / heated hips to heated hips / bruised hips under bleeding lips, the pink slip, slow dance dips, managing on meager tips, frisky nips,
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How to Write About
to be honest i never knew how to write about a boy i'd never met / and i also didn't know how to write about meetings / and i didn't know how to write about boys
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Stars & Bars & Scars
11 am on a hot, sultry day / on this side of the Mississippi / means lemonade in the shade of the front porch
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