april first

i swear to god im going to stop

yes ill crumple my pack

and pour out the bottle under my bed

unload the shotgun

deactivate my account

and put my pen away

not because you complain of my odor

or that i stumble too often

or that im trigger happy

or that i post like theres no tomorrow

or because the verses i author

are vile

accusatory

explicit

pathetic

needy or

inflammatory

but because the first is the best day

to trick yourself

into existing just as you should

into being someone that

a partner might actually want to be with

i can

i can do it

and if a pledge isnt good enough

im selling tickets

general admission though

first come first served

and honestly you should

get there early because

this is something that everyone

is going to want to see

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