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evaporating breath— life’s a stretch before the day even starts; by the end of it, I’m carried out on a stretcher of my own exhaustion. my exhaust blowing back at me, annoyed with itself; or maybe it’s me; annoyed with me. trying to be so much to someone… comes off as too much— clingy, needy a six-disc changer stuck on repeat, while I ride passenger in my own skin. and it’s uncomfortable being me; off track— scratched records for the record, skipping alongside every step I take. the moment the wind blew— I turned blue; night blues, mid-thought, no warning. mundane things, trying to make them mean more, to seem more… but she doesn’t seem that interested anyway.
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Apr 21
Apr 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM UTC
Passenger in My Skin
evaporating breath— life’s a stretch before the day even starts; by the end of it, I’m carried out on a stretcher of my own exhaustion. my exhaust blowing back at me, annoyed with itself; or maybe it’s me; annoyed with me. trying to be so much to someone… comes off as too much— clingy, needy a six-disc changer stuck on repeat, while I ride passenger in my own skin. and it’s uncomfortable being me; off track— scratched records for the record, skipping alongside every step I take. the moment the wind blew— I turned blue; night blues, mid-thought, no warning. mundane things, trying to make them mean more, to seem more… but she doesn’t seem that interested anyway.
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27/M/Zimbabwe
Apr 21
Apr 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM UTC
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