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Bark like a dog that can’t bite You’re a rerun, redundant Idiot shouting at staples on trees Guns to a pillowfight, pillows to a massacre Why can’t you learn the perfect place to sit Your eyes look handsome when your mouth is closed Talk until your lungs become heavy with air But know that not a soul listens to you freely Your only audience is a captive one We encourage you to try anyway Someone out there must be into that sort of thing Try drinking and feeling more and less Be the coat hanger that everyone else loves Talk to me, I want to know how you’re running I don’t want to hear about your prosthetics But the guy standing next to you sounds nice Have you tried to end your life lately? You might smile more if you think about it daily We liked you more back when you were smaller When you were close to the edge of that thought When our clothes didn’t fit you When we liked you even less
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Aug 24, 2025
Aug 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM UTC
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Bark like a dog that can’t bite You’re a rerun, redundant Idiot shouting at staples on trees Guns to a pillowfight, pillows to a massacre Why can’t you learn the perfect place to sit Your eyes look handsome when your mouth is closed Talk until your lungs become heavy with air But know that not a soul listens to you freely Your only audience is a captive one We encourage you to try anyway Someone out there must be into that sort of thing Try drinking and feeling more and less Be the coat hanger that everyone else loves Talk to me, I want to know how you’re running I don’t want to hear about your prosthetics But the guy standing next to you sounds nice Have you tried to end your life lately? You might smile more if you think about it daily We liked you more back when you were smaller When you were close to the edge of that thought When our clothes didn’t fit you When we liked you even less
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21/Cisgender Male/San Jose
Aug 24, 2025
Aug 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM UTC
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