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Capture my ocean side. Surf my skin like you'd trace   your fingers on   VCR tape. Wrap your hands   around my neck,   until I fade to black-- looking into your eyes. Capture my ocean side.   It feels like a diamond is sinking into my chest.   I want to hit myself,             repeatedly, until I can't feel anything but my blue skin smush underneath my knuckles.   My fingernails       kissing my palms. Capture my ocean side.   I cannot face what I have drawn onto my mirror. What I found measurable,   has lost scale, has lost           purpose, immensely, breathless. Rewind the tape   around my neck. I'd rather not see through   the film     or you. Capture my ocean side.
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Apr 22, 2015
Apr 22, 2015 at 9:50 PM UTC
Capture my Ocean Side
Capture my ocean side. Surf my skin like you'd trace   your fingers on   VCR tape. Wrap your hands   around my neck,   until I fade to black-- looking into your eyes. Capture my ocean side.   It feels like a diamond is sinking into my chest.   I want to hit myself,             repeatedly, until I can't feel anything but my blue skin smush underneath my knuckles.   My fingernails       kissing my palms. Capture my ocean side.   I cannot face what I have drawn onto my mirror. What I found measurable,   has lost scale, has lost           purpose, immensely, breathless. Rewind the tape   around my neck. I'd rather not see through   the film     or you. Capture my ocean side.
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joshua-haines
26/M/American
Apr 22, 2015
Apr 22, 2015 at 9:50 PM UTC
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