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Mud and sharp shells between cobblestones The gray is stained red— I let it stain I thought I was wearing shoes but I can’t remember (where I put them?)(must’ve floated away)
How much longer of this? I count the days but I forgot the number and each morning I start again And each morning I look for signs from something greater than myself There’s an odd number of shells, an odd morning I have but it’s always odd and never even and it never adds up like it’s meant to. I wish I could make it add up They must’ve floated away I see your eyes looking back at me but I don’t remember them I do remember what it felt like approximately three feet away, that’s the separation I can never tell if it’s growing or shrinking or doing both at once It’s a wave in a flood I’m so far gone it doesn’t matter anymore but it still hurts The shells are washed up, wedged between the cobblestones
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Mar 24, 2022
Mar 24, 2022 at 3:06 AM UTC
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Mud and sharp shells between cobblestones The gray is stained red— I let it stain I thought I was wearing shoes but I can’t remember (where I put them?)(must’ve floated away)
How much longer of this? I count the days but I forgot the number and each morning I start again And each morning I look for signs from something greater than myself There’s an odd number of shells, an odd morning I have but it’s always odd and never even and it never adds up like it’s meant to. I wish I could make it add up They must’ve floated away I see your eyes looking back at me but I don’t remember them I do remember what it felt like approximately three feet away, that’s the separation I can never tell if it’s growing or shrinking or doing both at once It’s a wave in a flood I’m so far gone it doesn’t matter anymore but it still hurts The shells are washed up, wedged between the cobblestones
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Mar 24, 2022
Mar 24, 2022 at 3:06 AM UTC
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