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see - cah - moh - re
you used to say that
the wrong ones
dont matter to you, baby-
what if im wrong?
what if i'm not the right one
for you

see - cah - moh - re
you used to say that
the wrong ones
don't matter to you, darling-
but what if you are?
and you're not the right one
for me?

sturdy, sturdy
as the sycamore tree
is my love for you,
my darling thee

but as the roots, spreading
continuously till bedrock-

there is end to us,
there is end to love.

see - cah - moh - re
you say that
the right ones dont matter to you now
for they have no stories
to tell
no regrets to burn

and like the sycamore tree
that you've always pronounce wrong;
till there is growth in stagnation.

I know you're right for me.
'I love you'

I can say it a million times

and not feel a thing.
never a dancer,
nor had I intended,
but you crafted me
from board-stiff limbs
and
with a lick and promise
I danced.

from the strings dangling down
from a heart-sporting sleeve,
a marionette I was
you tugged to the rhythms
you pulled through the silence
and against my intentions
I danced.
 Aug 2020 Smothered Divine
winter
The ascension and depletion of self-worth
When you lose the ability to write
Relatable poetry
 Aug 2020 Smothered Divine
winter
Once I'm on my own two feet
It'll start to make sense
I do not want to be provided for
Anymore
 Aug 2020 Smothered Divine
winter
How can we be when you don't let me near you
How can you wish i was near when i'm 10 minutes on foot away
How can you dream i'm on your doorstep and lock your door
 Aug 2020 Smothered Divine
winter
I dont want to start over
 Aug 2020 Smothered Divine
winter
So
I get it out of you at last
And it occurs to me for the first time
You search for that magical type of love
You, who are unbroken
I tell you, you are it for me
 Aug 2020 Smothered Divine
winter
for those of us whose arms bend backwards
I see you behind the mirror
And I know you die
The moment those headphones are in
 Aug 2020 Smothered Divine
winter
my sister is gone
and the cat is gone
and my brother is gone
and my mother's been knocked out since noon
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