our love was a gaff
a two-headed calf
suckling on the monotony
i laughed
uncontrollably
as you clipped my wings
the irony is
i’m a jackalope
a prickly freak
the velvet of
my antlers
is powdered &
shedding
onto the apple
of your cheek
a masterpiece
of grief
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2022 at 9:45 AM UTC
our love was a gaff
a two-headed calf
suckling on the monotony
i laughed
uncontrollably
as you clipped my wings
the irony is
i’m a jackalope
a prickly freak
the velvet of
my antlers
is powdered &
shedding
onto the apple
of your cheek
a masterpiece
of grief
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