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since you don't know me here's something to help I leave wood splinters in my hands so I can brag about not crying when I clench my first manly, yes I know because you told me the scales slithering through my spinal cord tell me many things like when you bit my long hair and said it was gay I spent years dislodging your teeth but I think I learned my lesson build cradles from rusted nails sew them to your skin so you never have to leave I forgot the next lesson though and was caught swallowing pencil shavings sneers rattle from the tail in my ribcage hissing that I'm too skinny to be a boy the jokes hard to get at first so I l graffitied the punchline on my mirror my heartchambers gasping for breath is the sound they make from draining blood for gun powder a strong proverb really I'm glad I learned how to blow up ghost sailing to my head now my shadow walks to the store for me because I'm still learning how to crawl on my belly
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May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020 at 10:13 PM UTC
The Art of Manliness
since you don't know me here's something to help I leave wood splinters in my hands so I can brag about not crying when I clench my first manly, yes I know because you told me the scales slithering through my spinal cord tell me many things like when you bit my long hair and said it was gay I spent years dislodging your teeth but I think I learned my lesson build cradles from rusted nails sew them to your skin so you never have to leave I forgot the next lesson though and was caught swallowing pencil shavings sneers rattle from the tail in my ribcage hissing that I'm too skinny to be a boy the jokes hard to get at first so I l graffitied the punchline on my mirror my heartchambers gasping for breath is the sound they make from draining blood for gun powder a strong proverb really I'm glad I learned how to blow up ghost sailing to my head now my shadow walks to the store for me because I'm still learning how to crawl on my belly
#father#toxic#masculinity#self#worth#pain#sad#society
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May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020 at 10:13 PM UTC
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