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Abbie Argo Nov 2013
we are all souls
floating along the
sea of consciousness
buoyed by the boats
of our bodies

(how avidly we cling
to our  tiny,
so easily malleable
boats!)

then again
i cannot blame those
who value their boats
so highly
when mine is floating
alongside yours

(perhaps we should consider
shippooling)
Abbie Argo Oct 2013
roses are dead
violets are too
(****
i just want
to feel again)
Abbie Argo Oct 2013
yes
hello

i'd like to
inquire
the price
of
peace of mind

see
i used to
have my own
but it seems to
have shrunk from
one wash
too many

worn and faded
the beautiful blue
tranquility
a dull grey

how much?
why
i couldn't possibly-
do you
offer layaway?
perhaps
i'll be able
to afford it
someday
Abbie Argo Sep 2013
if it makes me smile
could the scars
on both wrists
really be so wrong?

(the razors caress me
more kindly than you
ever have)

the crimson dances
and my skin sings
me to sleep
Abbie Argo Sep 2013
i found what i love

and he is slowly killing me

he is the cigarette

between my lips

stealing away my

breath (and my soul)

with each hit i take

but i love the buzz

even as i dwindle

to little more

than a puff

of

smoke
Abbie Argo Sep 2013
stare
into the
chasm

your cries
of outrage
echoing
back to your ears
alone

but
can you feel the vibration?
that quiet thud beneath
your bare and ***** feet?

that
my friend
is change

thousands of voices
reverberating
the quiet whispers
building into a roar
a chorus of rebellion

go forward
fight back
lean on your brother
(if you're standing still,
you're moving backwards)

because
in mindless bliss
there is no peace
Abbie Argo Sep 2013
don't be afraid
to say
"forget what they
expect of me"

live the way
you'd want
the love of
your infinite
tomorrows'
to live

(that's where
you'll meet-
as you dance
freely
in the open air,
a bouquet
of flower petals
tangled beautifully
in your
bird
nest
hair)
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