you are not an impostor
**** those bastardly sons of ******* you are not an impostor
i know that you curl your toes under your shoes
hold your breath before you speak
check your laces twice before you step
out on tightrope 8 miles above ground
when you swallow a sentence and chase it with whiskey
trying not to choke on the sharp edges of “not enough”
your stomach bile will vault through your esophagus
in perfect lingual trapeze
stick the landing with ease and say ta da
say everything except what you need
when you rise from your knees
those itchy words will drop
into the soul of your shoes
with which you curl your toes
hold your breath
and check your laces twice before you remember
that you are not an impostor
in front of you are jesters and clowns
and a circus of whistles, bells, and frozen sounds
your shoes will grow three ******* sizes
because a) the grinch ain’t got **** on you and
b) you can do the Charlie Brown to space funk and
see(c) that you have all the room in the world to move your feet
tumble from your tight rope
let the people around you string together bridges and safety nets
go out to the carnival and win some bottle caps
take the stuffed version of you from the prize rack
and sleep well with it at night
Jul 17, 2020
Jul 17, 2020 at 2:08 PM UTC
you are not an impostor
**** those bastardly sons of ******* you are not an impostor
i know that you curl your toes under your shoes
hold your breath before you speak
check your laces twice before you step
out on tightrope 8 miles above ground
when you swallow a sentence and chase it with whiskey
trying not to choke on the sharp edges of “not enough”
your stomach bile will vault through your esophagus
in perfect lingual trapeze
stick the landing with ease and say ta da
say everything except what you need
when you rise from your knees
those itchy words will drop
into the soul of your shoes
with which you curl your toes
hold your breath
and check your laces twice before you remember
that you are not an impostor
in front of you are jesters and clowns
and a circus of whistles, bells, and frozen sounds
your shoes will grow three ******* sizes
because a) the grinch ain’t got **** on you and
b) you can do the Charlie Brown to space funk and
see(c) that you have all the room in the world to move your feet
tumble from your tight rope
let the people around you string together bridges and safety nets
go out to the carnival and win some bottle caps
take the stuffed version of you from the prize rack
and sleep well with it at night