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I looked into my chest for a reason; weaved through the vines and flowers rooted in my lungs. I searched beneath the butterfly intestines, the flowing river, and I ignored the drifters floating by. I searched for what seemed like hours, though it may have been but a minute. I wanted so badly to find it. But I didn't. Instead. I found my mother's necklace. The one that I gifted her on mothers day and she threw back on a later date. I found the four notes that I wrote when I hit rock bottom. I found the time I fell into a creek and felt the air leave my lungs before my grandmother pulled me from the water, then was pulled from me into a sickness. I found the hands of every man who ever touched me. found the first poem i ever wrote found the razor blade found the ripped jeans hairbands car keys but I didn't find my reason. I didn't find the reason why she left me the reason behind every lie. The reason why I can't sleep at night but she is sleeping tight. The reason why I can roll so smoothly off her back while she does nothing but stab mine. I don't know if i ever will. But I'll keep searching.
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Mar 19, 2018
Mar 19, 2018 at 9:34 PM UTC
Searching for a Reason
I looked into my chest for a reason; weaved through the vines and flowers rooted in my lungs. I searched beneath the butterfly intestines, the flowing river, and I ignored the drifters floating by. I searched for what seemed like hours, though it may have been but a minute. I wanted so badly to find it. But I didn't. Instead. I found my mother's necklace. The one that I gifted her on mothers day and she threw back on a later date. I found the four notes that I wrote when I hit rock bottom. I found the time I fell into a creek and felt the air leave my lungs before my grandmother pulled me from the water, then was pulled from me into a sickness. I found the hands of every man who ever touched me. found the first poem i ever wrote found the razor blade found the ripped jeans hairbands car keys but I didn't find my reason. I didn't find the reason why she left me the reason behind every lie. The reason why I can't sleep at night but she is sleeping tight. The reason why I can roll so smoothly off her back while she does nothing but stab mine. I don't know if i ever will. But I'll keep searching.
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Mar 19, 2018
Mar 19, 2018 at 9:34 PM UTC
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