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thoughts crawl like cockroaches. i found one in my bag today— unwanted, relentless— breeding faster than i **** thoughts i don’t want: image of my friend's veined hands, dream of names I shouldn’t say, waking sticky in my parents’ bed, praying to a god who doesn’t stop bodies. in this new city, i'm still that kid crying in that bed— anemic, brain-fogged, consumed by my own body. will i always be like this? both the beekeeper and the funeral, tending the hive of thoughts i’m trying to bury. the hive outlives the shovel.
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Jan 15
Jan 15, 2026 at 1:50 AM UTC
Hive Outlives Me
thoughts crawl like cockroaches. i found one in my bag today— unwanted, relentless— breeding faster than i **** thoughts i don’t want: image of my friend's veined hands, dream of names I shouldn’t say, waking sticky in my parents’ bed, praying to a god who doesn’t stop bodies. in this new city, i'm still that kid crying in that bed— anemic, brain-fogged, consumed by my own body. will i always be like this? both the beekeeper and the funeral, tending the hive of thoughts i’m trying to bury. the hive outlives the shovel.
VanessaRue
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16/F/Mumbai
Jan 15
Jan 15, 2026 at 1:50 AM UTC
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