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RMatheson
Beating tired bones
As David Biespiel said, "A poet's greatest fear is that he will flinch." My main influences are Gordon Massman, The Mars Volta, and Elizabeth Hufford.
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May 12
Just Like Heaven
I see pictures of you
and recoil
in shock
at the sight
of the face
of the girl
you destroyed
(she wasn't real,
she drowned herself
inside of you).
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RMatheson
May 12
Ghost Messages
The only thing
harder than my pain
is how I press the letters
writing messages
to you that
I will delete,
unsent.
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RMatheson
Apr 15
I Wish I Was Heart Broken
I wish I was heart-broken
Sad, let-down, hurt.
But what you've done
is grind this heart of mine
to a fine black powder,
and dust
doesn't pump.
And I'm sick
So sick
I'm vomiting up
black powder
and soon, hopefully,
this stupid aching heart,
will die.
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RMatheson
Apr 15
Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater
How did it feel to watch me,
trusting you,
oblivious
to all your crimes
against us?
You proved everyone right.
You proved me wrong.
Betrayal
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RMatheson
Apr 15
Gaslit
A cunning girl
who knew how
to get exactly
what she wanted
at the time.
You always said, "When I want something, I make it happen."
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RMatheson
Apr 15
I Just Want Someone to Talk To
What the **** else do you
want me to say about it?
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RMatheson
Apr 15
A Subtle, Quiet End
If I cry enough tears
would they please,
kindly drown me
in my sleep?
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