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 Jul 2013 ghostlings
壱原侑子
we could have
been told not to
mistake people for hospitals
but before we are told
we have often learned
the hard way.

you were the only
asylum i'd commit to
but i am denied
admission or prescriptions
because i'm not good
enough a mess
for you to care;

i couldn't find cures
so now i collect sicknesses;

on all fours
i am asking you
to do me the honor
of being
my flesh-eating
disease
 Jul 2013 ghostlings
berry
water
 Jul 2013 ghostlings
berry
if you take time to think about it -
water has many different personalities.
it will burn you, unapologetically, if it's boiled
but it can be so cold that it chills you to the bone.
water can flow freely, or be stagnant.
water can be clear, completely transparent -
or clouded & dark, all depending on where you find it.
water is life-giving; it will save you if you're dying of thirst,
but it can also be a poison - if not properly treated, before taking a drink.
it's powerful enough to destroy entire cities,
but gentle enough to bring life to flowers.
water can hold up a ship- but it will still slip through your fingers.

(water - was the color of your eyes,
  and ever since the day you left -
it's all that seems to come from mine.)
 Jul 2013 ghostlings
Mikitara
A boy I barely knew
Bit my lip
and ran his tongue against mine
It tasted like metal
and Pepsodent
and sour formula

Because he had a tongue ring
and that was his favorite toothpaste
and his baby son was born 3 months ago
and I knew this because
I'd barely known him
forever

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