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a m a n d a Oct 2020
you can’t
u n see
the
m a t r i x
a m a n d a Oct 2020
i already forgot
the lesson i learned 12 hours ago,
so don’t ever listen
to a word i say.
a m a n d a Oct 2020
don’t test me,
i will 100% strap myself
into a rocket ship
without a second thought
(it’s something i’ve spent
a considerable amount of time
thinking about).

jesus, guys!
what a ******* song!
like seriously,
just listen
(and take the ride)

burning through the sky, yeah

and send me the ******* coordinates for this supersonic good time you speak of.

(asking for a friend on a collision course, a *** machine, an atom bomb.)
a m a n d a Oct 2020
i don’t know
   how to say
i can see the underlying
structure of too many things
a m a n d a Oct 2020
i tried to imagine instantly  
  the cheapest item at the cheapest
store that i would
genuinely be excited to purchase
if it was the last dollar
i could scrape up

and the immediate reply was
bound
blank
white
paper.
a m a n d a Oct 2020
there was a moment,
long ago
when i looked up
   and there your gaze was
   and i l o o k e d for a fractionofasecondtoolong

because now i know it is
the moment i actually saw you.
a m a n d a Oct 2020
...because what else could it be?


***.
i can suddenly see the menu
   of my hidden moves
and unlocked weapons.

and now i am armed.
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