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Turtles: RSVP by February 14th

It's all my fault that I said nothing

But it's not my fault that you said no

 

It's all my fault that I always no

but it's not my fault they never say nothing

 

but at the rate that the world is moving

and despite this state that I'm in

I still managed to stop moving

long enough to be trampled by tortoises

and I somehow managed to be missed by the stampede

 

Sometimes I wish the turtles would get off of my back

because they crawl so slow

and time begins to ache

 

Sometimes I wish the stampede would target me

and the last thing I would see is a violent crowd

but I still imagine a mirage behind the mob

 

I have an invitation for the turtles;

they can sleep on my back.

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peyton-leigh-stille
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Jan 4, 2012
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