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I've written and rewritten
my suicide note dozens of times
and I am still not satisfied
because I can not figure out how to
politely tell you that I want to die
but that it is in no way
anyone's fault
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The waves withdraw
From the shore's warm embrace
Recoiling from the sand
Away from its touch
Yet they come crashing back
Rejoiced by the earth
Only to depart from the ground
*Again
My lips touched a few bottles last night
And my lips touched a few men
I broke a few of those bottles last night
And a few of those men broke me
I've heard of tornadoes
Mangling buildings and structures
Or hurricanes
Destroying landscapes and neighborhoods
Or earthquakes
Splitting the earth in two

But no one told me
A girl with green, wandering eyes
Would be my most destructive
Natural disaster
Mangling,
Destroying,
Splitting
My stomach, head, and heart
Stripping them from my ground
She leaves fingerprints
On the back of my neck
And foot prints
On the side of my bed
Her lips stain my cheek
And she leaves behind
A scent I can only describe as
      June
remember that time you told someone
you got lost in my eyes? and forgot
I could hear you?
I do
and I was half asleep at the time
some memories I'd **** to get rid of
that's one of them because you must
have lied, my eyes are shallow and dead
nothing special about me whatsoever
and you forgot me in a heartbeat
that's okay I'm glad your heart
still beats some kind of
rhythm
what ever
it's hard to stop pain
when its irrational
and emotional
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