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Marie-Niege Mar 2014
i never understood why
he whispered ****
but screamed
every other word.
say ****
as loud as you can
i used to say,
my hands holding
the sides of his face-
i just wanted him to be real with me
say **** as loud as you can
and then whisper every other word
until your breath runs
real thin against the palms of my hands-
I just need you
to be real with me.
Marie-Niege Mar 2014
I never knew whether to be flattered
by your care. Or suspicious.
I suppose now, as I stand back,
my weight pressured solely on my heel,
head turned up to the clouds, chin
puncturing out it's tears-
I know now-
that flattery lead you
everywhere your feet
wants to land.
it's a funny thing
Marie-Niege Mar 2014
I often wonder just how personal
all that we were actually was.
I really don't like question marks. I suppose it's because I live in the curve of one
Marie-Niege Mar 2014
you're wrong
about the girl
with two lips and
curly hair that trips
over spirals in the shape of a 'fro
and the ring in her nose that shouts,
'my friend
he gave to pain'
she's gonna be
ok.
Marie-Niege Mar 2014
hm
I don't know very much how to handle anyone else's tears-
I suppose that's because I don't know
very much how to handle
my own.
Marie-Niege Mar 2014
i'd like to be a flower
               growing real tall off your wall-

                                     these nonsensical things,
                                          i keep thinking-
                                              dreaming-­
                                                 being-
                       I don't need to hear any-much-more
                                     about your happy life,
                                       just go on and be it


I'd like to grow-a not-yet-blossomed flower,
real tall off your wall and then falling
i keep thinking-
           these nonsensical things
falling real soft onto the chest of your bed.
Marie-Niege Mar 2014
I study everything before closing my eyes.
  Memorizing every line,
every curve.

I'm always afraid that
my eyes
won't realize what
has moved
everything must remain
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