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firecracker.

Drip, drip, drop. Pawn to E6; die for your Queen. Lift your head and I'll lift my spirits, but only as long as my hands stay clean. You're worried about the future? I'm worried about the past. I'm scared of what maybe might've couldn't last. Beep, beep, bang. Is it still just a word if I know what it means? Would the ground disappear if I told it to scream? By the works of my hand, I'll fix this broken wagon, hop on the train to Never-Never Land. Tick, tick, tock. You think happiness sits at my doorstep? You think I didn't work for this? I can't help but cry when I see you bleeding out; the muscle that kept you alive for so long is killing you with each decisive pump. It's not worth fighting for. It's not a dream anymore. It's not like holding your breath in a room full of silence; it's going to kiss & tell, like in old folk-lore. Snip, snip, snap. Queen to E6, kill the pool boy you slept with so many times. I fell in love with twins and I kissed them simultaneously; their love was sweet and our ties were thin, their breath together was like heroin, and I never counted how many shots I did. I want to drip, drip, drop my ties; I want to know what I can fix. Queen kills pawn at E6, the murder in her eyes - like a lover's dismiss.
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jessica-austin
American
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Mar 11, 2012
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Written as a slam poem - read it out loud to get the full effect!

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