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I. hair in luxurious brown ringlets             stiff with hairspray arm bent down my back             elbow in my face             fingers contort                         jump and spin grab the zipper and zip up my dress in front of                         the mirror             bejeweled bodice weighs me down                         bright blue drowns                                     me out let the reflection of my own             two hazel brown eyes                         hypnotize me             fingers absentmindedly re-twist my curls                         then                                     snap             out of it plop onto the floor and strap on my heels             practice walking             calves and ankles clench to                         keep from falling over II. picture-perfect makeup             dates in pressed tuxedoes find your friends elegant silver jewelry             sequins sparkles and flowing colors                         blur together hold hands             pose here you have an eyelash             fix that one button there careful don't trip             you look beautiful                         quick one more smile              III. bass pounding             pulsing in the walls                         and behind my eyes dizzying rainbow lights crowd jumping                                     blind and deaf                         screaming             curls fall out                         makeup melts             fists make dents in the humid air                         ties loosen             heels ripped off sore feet IV. stumble outside             soft cool twilight bass still rattling the floor but someone's prom date             is a poet too pure thoughts about             art and                         constellations and                         calculus             silence the mob inside hours fly             sky darkens stars             reflect like glowing freckles             onto smiling cheeks V. put your shoes back on             "get his number!" because you think I won't             be satisfied until I                         kiss him? we spent a night             under the stars             together our minds together             crafted thoughts that                         penetrated the cosmos             and will float among the stars for                                     eternity we were in each other's lives             for as long as we needed to be                         created infinity together                         and             now –                         we carry out our life sentences alone
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May 26, 2018
May 26, 2018 at 12:12 AM UTC
ode to prom
I. hair in luxurious brown ringlets             stiff with hairspray arm bent down my back             elbow in my face             fingers contort                         jump and spin grab the zipper and zip up my dress in front of                         the mirror             bejeweled bodice weighs me down                         bright blue drowns                                     me out let the reflection of my own             two hazel brown eyes                         hypnotize me             fingers absentmindedly re-twist my curls                         then                                     snap             out of it plop onto the floor and strap on my heels             practice walking             calves and ankles clench to                         keep from falling over II. picture-perfect makeup             dates in pressed tuxedoes find your friends elegant silver jewelry             sequins sparkles and flowing colors                         blur together hold hands             pose here you have an eyelash             fix that one button there careful don't trip             you look beautiful                         quick one more smile              III. bass pounding             pulsing in the walls                         and behind my eyes dizzying rainbow lights crowd jumping                                     blind and deaf                         screaming             curls fall out                         makeup melts             fists make dents in the humid air                         ties loosen             heels ripped off sore feet IV. stumble outside             soft cool twilight bass still rattling the floor but someone's prom date             is a poet too pure thoughts about             art and                         constellations and                         calculus             silence the mob inside hours fly             sky darkens stars             reflect like glowing freckles             onto smiling cheeks V. put your shoes back on             "get his number!" because you think I won't             be satisfied until I                         kiss him? we spent a night             under the stars             together our minds together             crafted thoughts that                         penetrated the cosmos             and will float among the stars for                                     eternity we were in each other's lives             for as long as we needed to be                         created infinity together                         and             now –                         we carry out our life sentences alone
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sparklysnowflake
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sparklysnowflake
24/F/TX
May 26, 2018
May 26, 2018 at 12:12 AM UTC
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