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 Aug 2014 Michaela Tripp
Noelle
I have my fathers humor
and my mothers precision
you cant forget the grey eyes
that my father handed down
as well as the kindness
my mother gifted me
The strength of my father
the heart of my mother
stubbornness consumes my dad and I
but my mother bathed me in her selflessness
the only thing they have in common
is that they are
still together
on me
 Mar 2014 Michaela Tripp
Cam E
Depression means
Endless nights of emotional
Pain,
Rainstorms of
Escalating
Sadness that cannot be
Stitched shut because this
Injury is an
Open wound no
N**eedle can fix
the greatest thing about observing
is that you'll see something different
every time you look
listen to me, dear.
please cover your eyes
and cover your ears.

i want you to see me, dear
with your being;
not your eyes so clear.

a fool is what lust makes.
strain this sensation
until your heart aches.

sense me, darling
my body next to yours—
a stone carving.

my god, your eyes,
your beating heart,
your warmth like the sunrise.

inhale me as I approach you.
let me sit inside your lungs
and breathe me out anew.

I want to say something like
"how lovely", "how fascinating"
or "kiss me whenever"

but it's most efficient
to summarize my feelings as
"I enjoy you as much as myself"

may i ask you a question?
what do you think of the phrase
"I need you"?

is it silly of a narcissist
to care about someone
more than themselves?

maybe if we hold hands,
I won't feel inconspicuous
and oddly lonely.

let's look at each other
until I think only of you
and nothing of me.

so listen to me, dear.
please cover your eyes
and cover your ears.

I'll be sure to tell you
what I tell myself;
only what we want to hear.
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