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run infantwoman run as fast as you can in any direction that seems AWAY run till you threaten to drop dead or just drop skinned needs, skinned knees, runs inyournewtights heels of your palmsbleeding fromwhere you s k i d along the unforgiving asphalt that had been lying in wait for your stumble hungry for your blood hungry for your self — effacement to bring you back to this place so well known – when you – smart actualized near woman you – go THERE and stumble the asphalt only wins if you continue to wear that same pair of tights (no matter how many times you stumble the thing that matters most is that you land softer) run infantwoman © 2017 rochellefoles
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Mar 5, 2019
Mar 5, 2019 at 1:34 PM UTC
run infantwoman, run
run infantwoman run as fast as you can in any direction that seems AWAY run till you threaten to drop dead or just drop skinned needs, skinned knees, runs inyournewtights heels of your palmsbleeding fromwhere you s k i d along the unforgiving asphalt that had been lying in wait for your stumble hungry for your blood hungry for your self — effacement to bring you back to this place so well known – when you – smart actualized near woman you – go THERE and stumble the asphalt only wins if you continue to wear that same pair of tights (no matter how many times you stumble the thing that matters most is that you land softer) run infantwoman © 2017 rochellefoles
we often are blind to our patterns. when we tune in we may just find rerouting our path can be as simple as changing our tights if we do it consciously.
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rochellefoles
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rochellefoles
F/San Francisco
Mar 5, 2019
Mar 5, 2019 at 1:34 PM UTC
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