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31/oh losing traction
It’s happened again, it’s happened again. Cozy? You fool! It’s happened again. The distance you’ve gone, the changes you’ve made, the total was nothing yet everything you paid.
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8h ago
Jun 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM UTC
Resemblance
i hate the winter but when i was young, a single saving grace, was my grandmother — she made sure christmas felt like magic, a time i felt i was safe she’d stay up the night before driving herself ******* mental decorating, perfecting, making sure that for a kid like me, it would be something special it wasnt the ornaments neatly spaced, it wasnt the dollhouse set up under the tree, perfectly placed it was her love, her rosey red cheeks puffed up as she smiled and for a moment i saw her as a child a time of the past now it has since lost its magic ive lost my saving grace when it gets cold now i start to panic the cold is sharp, quick to move it creates a home in the tip of my nose all the way down to each of my toes my mind starts to sputter the engine wont run, that seasonal ******** is here i surrender, winter, you got me, lock the door, im done everything moves so **** slow, i spend so much time wondering if ill ever see something as beautiful as my grandmothers glow when i got older i felt most at home in the drivers seat by myself, all alone it was my first love driving around for hours on end just waiting for a spark a sign from these wires that there was still life in them there it was, i saw it did you? the dashboard lit up, i found the problem, i think i know what to do if i were to decorate in here, right in this front seat, maybe that would give me relief? could it make me smile, could it lighten my grief? when i spruce it up, will winter finally not spend all of its time eating my mind up? i hung ornaments on the roof the interior wrapped with tinsel superglued a snowglobe smack dab in the middle i hung lights up as my final plea, ive perfected every ornament check it, come see i know i sound crazy, but get in the **** car sit back, stay awhile all id like to see you do is crack a smile you’ll love it, i swear stop in whenever, i built this little world because winter was never fair
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9h ago
Jun 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM UTC
cold start
i hate the winter but when i was young, a single saving grace, was my grandmother — she made sure christmas felt like magic, a time i felt i was safe she’d stay up the night before driving herself ******* mental decorating, perfecting, making sure that for a kid like me, it would be something special it wasnt the ornaments neatly spaced, it wasnt the dollhouse set up under the tree, perfectly placed it was her love, her rosey red cheeks puffed up as she smiled and for a moment i saw her as a child a time of the past now it has since lost its magic ive lost my saving grace when it gets cold now i start to panic the cold is sharp, quick to move it creates a home in the tip of my nose all the way down to each of my toes my mind starts to sputter the engine wont run, that seasonal ******** is here i surrender, winter, you got me, lock the door, im done everything moves so **** slow, i spend so much time wondering if ill ever see something as beautiful as my grandmothers glow when i got older i felt most at home in the drivers seat by myself, all alone it was my first love driving around for hours on end just waiting for a spark a sign from these wires that there was still life in them there it was, i saw it did you? the dashboard lit up, i found the problem, i think i know what to do if i were to decorate in here, right in this front seat, maybe that would give me relief? could it make me smile, could it lighten my grief? when i spruce it up, will winter finally not spend all of its time eating my mind up? i hung ornaments on the roof the interior wrapped with tinsel superglued a snowglobe smack dab in the middle i hung lights up as my final plea, ive perfected every ornament check it, come see i know i sound crazy, but get in the **** car sit back, stay awhile all id like to see you do is crack a smile you’ll love it, i swear stop in whenever, i built this little world because winter was never fair
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my mother was the first one to break my heart, it was accidental — she just never learned how to play her part where was that connection, that bond at birth? why did i have to wonder when i was a child what my life was worth? i remember the scent of strong perfume as she left with haste saying she’d be back soon soon was a loose term soon meant days on end it meant moments of panic will i ever see her again? **** wait, do we have bread? ah, there she is, everything is fine she’d stumble in days late when the relief hit, it washed away the built up worry and hate (she’d find the knife hidden under my bed, one of my only memories at eight) she told me she loved me more than every star in the sky, everything i do is for you, gullible i always believed that lie “whats the big deal? i deserve a life too” i didnt ask to be here, a choice was made, but youre right, im sorry how dare i ruin this for you im a miracle child but it feels more like a curse, you broke my heart when i learned that existing made your life worse
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20h ago
Jun 3, 2026 at 2:11 AM UTC
soon
i have a silly little dream way up in the sky to have a place of rest a safe space to cry my mothers touch was more of a grab it was a “did you get paid today? show me what you have” every last penny is yours to keep will it grant me a place to weep?
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1d ago
Jun 2, 2026 at 1:31 AM UTC
inheritance