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i know i'm not worthless,
i know what my worth is
but i'm willing to admit
i lost a sense of purpose
when i heard how you no
longer wanted my service
so until you change your mind
and call upon another person,
i will not surface.

© Matthew Harlovic
i hid cigarette
cartons from
my parents as
well as yours
because i knew
it was what you
wanted because
it was what they
abhorred.

© Matthew Harlovic
it does not
matter what
i do because
it does not
matter to you.

© Matthew Harlovic
i caught her glance
by happenstance
but haven’t chanced
the circumstance.

© Matthew Harlovic
remember when we laughed
until our ribs hurt on adam’s
street? that was our genesis.

© Matthew Harlovic
only a bic lighter
can raise my spirit.

© Matthew Harlovic
i miss having someone to confide in,
someone to provide a bit of guidance
when i'm riding the trident to the sirens.

© Matthew Harlovic
Our Father, hails Mary,
the mother of a coward.

© Matthew Harlovic
Scrap from a journal.
she’s no angel
nor does she have wings
but god-**** can that girl sing.

© Matthew Harlovic
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