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451 · Feb 2016
Los Angeles
Anita Layne Feb 2016
The cars hiss by my window
but no one's honking their horns.
We're okay with the traffic,
and we're okay with the distance,
and we know you hate us --
but do you know that we love you?
Anita Layne Jan 2016
Years ago,
or so it seems,
when “love” was finally allowed,
you said to me:
“Write me a poem.”

Years ago,
and I mean Years Ago,
the words wouldn’t stop.
And I loved them all.
And they all meant I was alive
and they didn’t have to mean much.

Years ago,
but more recent than I’d like,
I gave it all away.
Dizzy, naked, ******,
the walls were blank and close
and my head was always pounding:
IDONOTHAVEAPROBLEM:

I
    am
         an
             artist...

Years ago,
or so it seems,
when it was ok to cry
and your bed became my bed,
you uttered the most horrifying words
I could ever have possibly heard:
“Write me a poem.”

Here it is.  Now.
There’s blood in my eyes
and a ringing in my ears --
but my head is gone
and my hands are gone.
And I can’t hide.
Not anymore.

— The End —