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silver scene
secrets circle your irises like silver linings
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and i'm not sure whose they are
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because i feel li
19
Jul 23, 2025
yosemite
those who observed me while i was dormant
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marveled at my majesty
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unaware of the volatility that
30
Dec 4, 2023
sever
there once was a happy family that lived in a cottage at the end of a long and winding road.
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once
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Sep 21, 2023
the dragon
scent carries the strongest memories
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and when i smell the smoke of
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a distant wildfire
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i rememb
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Aug 23, 2023
hair
the clippers buzz a drone against my skull
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the hair falls like dead flies
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into the sink and onto
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Jun 26, 2023
exercise in futility
a fly, bloated, buzzes
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trapped between the window and the curtain
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i hear it bump against the gla
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Jun 12, 2023
the sideshow
for my first act,
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my mind is drawn and quartered.
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for my second act,
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my body is crushed with h
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Oct 20, 2022
hunted to extinction
i lift my shoulders and hunch my back
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don't look at me don't look at me don't look at me
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walking
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May 22, 2022
compassion
i freeze over
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when i attempt to visualize giving myself
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even an ounce of compassion
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i would ha
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Feb 18, 2022
citalopram
i hold a shaky palmful of death
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noting that it is surprisingly light
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i swallow reflexively
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fee
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Feb 1, 2022
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