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Marionette

I do not fit

between straight lines

and words that twinge

metallic and cold

as they strike notes

upon my open mind

and upturned palms.

 

I do not fit between

cities that shriek,

burning inexplicably

and wide open spaces

that stretch repetitively

on past your periphery.

 

I do not fit between

envelope folds

and crisp little notes,

crying at all the indecisiveness

of my worn edges.

 

I do not fit between

blue skies that mean nothing,

and a white hot sun

burning holes in it,

overexposing this bleached

and silent landscape.

 

I do not fit between

tightly packed cubicles

and hungry eyes.

 

My body moves about

with marionette precision

as the mind screams

with contempt

cool and sharp as glass,

white hot and fleeting,

lustfully arcing

into a shadow of identity.

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Jul 1, 2017
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