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nianko
Poems
Jun 2017
ground rules i
‘ground rules are important’, i say as i
twist my hand around knees and pinch
the skin inside to keep myself, functional.
the rules are as follows,
number one
we can’t sit together at dinner parties
it makes me itch when our arms touch
number two
i can’t look for you in the crowd
just to make sure you haven’t left
or that you’re looking for me as well
number three
you can’t not talk to me, it makes the room
dull and lights too bright
you give me headaches that cripples
number four
you can’t talk to me, it makes the room
feel alive and it consumes me from the
edges, making me fade little by little
it is all made of butterflies and tiny heartbreaks
number five
we can’t walk together,
i don’t think we’ll learn to stop
number six
we can’t kiss
once it started i couldn’t stop
number seven
we have to kiss without touching
your eyes must trace the space between my
eyes and mouth
they way mine do
number eight
this has to stop but
like you said
how do you become friends
with someone
you don’t want to be friends with
Written by
nianko
27/Cisgender Female/Lisbon
(27/Cisgender Female/Lisbon)
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