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Morgan
Poems
Nov 2016
Break My Ribs to be Narrow
Last time you leaned against my bedroom wall,
You told me that I'm just "not enough" anymore,
But I've been thinking a lot about that lately
And I've determined
Maybe,
I'm not enough
Maybe,
I'm more than enough
Maybe,
I'm too much
Maybe,
You can't hold my hips
In your hands
Maybe,
They're too wide
Maybe I sprawl out too far
In your bed
Maybe,
My heart doesn't fit right in my chest
Maybe,
It's bigger than yours
Bigger than her's
And maybe
My voice is too heavy
Maybe,
It cuts the silence with too much force
Maybe,
You need less of me
Perhaps
While you're gone off
I'll learn
How to whisper
How to leave
Before I'm finished
How to curl into a ball,
How to make my limbs short,
My body small
Perhaps
While you're in space
I'll take up less space
I'll stop skipping steps,
Jumping off of staircases
Just because I can...
I'll be gentle,
Quiet,
Soft,
I'll fade into the background
And when you feel like
Leaning against my bedroom wall again
I won't stare into your chest
With eyes that burn holes
Through galaxies...
I'll just tilt my head
And look at your feet
Vacantly
I'll make you feel
Bigger
I'll be small
Smaller
Smaller
Until
I
Deteriorate
Or
Evaporate
And then
You'll stand
Beside my
Ashes
And then
Only then
You'll say
"I loved her anyway"
Written by
Morgan
25/F/Scranton Pa
(25/F/Scranton Pa)
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