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i was born lying – i’ve been cheating from the very start i charmed my way out of the underworld but i looked back too soon – left something behind i was born starving – beneath a fruit tree i can never reach standing in wine i can never drink i can feel it, i know if i fly too high, i’ll start to fall my heart is held together with wax too much salt, too much sun – and it all comes apart i was born freezing – so i ask – darling, can you burn me to ash?
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May 18, 2025
May 18, 2025 at 4:23 AM UTC
tragedy
i was born lying – i’ve been cheating from the very start i charmed my way out of the underworld but i looked back too soon – left something behind i was born starving – beneath a fruit tree i can never reach standing in wine i can never drink i can feel it, i know if i fly too high, i’ll start to fall my heart is held together with wax too much salt, too much sun – and it all comes apart i was born freezing – so i ask – darling, can you burn me to ash?
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May 18, 2025
May 18, 2025 at 4:23 AM UTC
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