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On the Cremation of My ClassmateI notice the tiny pulse of frustration in the back of his neck / I notice the way that he sighs and

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My Blood Smells Like HandsSometimes, through no fault of your own, you will end up bloody. / You'll get blood on your dress, b

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Smile, Baby, You Deserve Ityou’re not worth an entire poem from me / I could think of a million others / more deserving / bette

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Well It's Almost Valentine's DayI had a dream the other night / that I held my heart in your hands. / I stared down at in grotesque

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I Had Glasses, TooBefore a big party, / I would show my mother my outfits, for her approval. / "Suck your stomach in,"

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It's Probably Squishymake me / a person / that you would want to be / show me your weakness / let me hold it in my hand /

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Call It What You LikeCould you? Maybe? Would you? Leave me. Slam, solo, crash, whimper. Dimples. Scream, shine, gleam, wh

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Thoughts With MyselfA cold read should not be that hard, / I think to myself for the umpteenth time. / All you have to d

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this time of yeari cannot tell / if what falls from the sky and / hits / my eyelashes / are snowflakes / or flower pe

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Peach PitPicture an emergency room, she told me, / a smattering of students surrounding us. / There are patie

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