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"fitting" poems
Glistening with wetness, fingers fitting in like Tetris. Cream dripping on the mattress. Pillow firming press against your **** gyrating to the thoughts of being licked. Then ****** on like a twisted piece of licorice. Pleasure leaking from your body through your hips Desire holding your body captive like a hypnotist Your skin crawling with desire screaming it's fix Drowning your finger in a pool of your juices Your hips ****** and twist, and mind, lift and dip. Our bodies working a full shift, like we were built for each others fit. You biting on the sheets, I'm biting on your lip, ****** at the same time; when our world eclipse- our-space doesn't exist. Off to another world, a briefly escape to, a pleasure abyss.
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Jun 25, 2016
Jun 25, 2016 at 9:24 PM UTC
Filthy Fingers
Picture us happy, you and me; K-I-S-S-I-N-G Making love together, pleasing you to please me; ******* Picture us naked, you all over me; K-I-S-S-I-N-G Getting deep into each other, like we were meant to be; ******* you gave me your treasure, I plan I want to keep forever That night I will I’ always remember us overlooking the lake Eating dinner, candle light,dinner listening to the band play The view was dynamite Our lipstick perfect Your dress was fitting tight Looking deep in your eyes; Glistening in the candle light Started feeding you off my plate Laughing as we enjoyed the night our lips meeting their fate Our bodies kneading each other right Holding each other tight Wanting each other more by the second Our clothes putting on a fight Your Dress falling to the floor, ******* second Pleasing your body right Teaching your body a lesson Using my hands to please you While using my tongue as a weapon your body so beautiful I melt in your hands Just from smelling your essence I can't wait to be in your presen
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Apr 15, 2016
Apr 15, 2016 at 9:27 PM UTC
Naughty
1277 While we were fearing it, it came— But came with less of fear Because that fearing it so long Had almost made it fair— There is a Fitting—a Dismay— A Fitting—a Despair ’Tis harder knowing it is Due Than knowing it is Here. They Trying on the Utmost The Morning it is new Is Terribler than wearing it A whole existence through.
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While we were fearing it, it came—
470 I am alive—I guess— The Branches on my Hand Are full of Morning Glory— And at my finger’s end— The Carmine—tingles warm— And if I hold a Glass Across my Mouth—it blurs it— Physician’s—proof of Breath— I am alive—because I am not in a Room— The Parlor—Commonly—it is— So Visitors may come— And lean—and view it sidewise— And add “How cold—it grew”— And “Was it conscious—when it stepped In Immortality?” I am alive—because I do not own a House— Entitled to myself—precise— And fitting no one else— And marked my Girlhood’s name— So Visitors may know Which Door is mine—and not
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I am alive—I guess
Glistening with wetness, fingers fitting in like Tetris. Cream dripping on the mattress. Pillow firming press against your **** gyrating to the thoughts of being licked. Then ****** on like a twisted piece of licorice. Pleasure leaking from your body through your hips Desire holding your body captive like a hypnotist Your skin crawling with desire screaming it's fix Drowning your finger in a pool of your juices Your hips ****** and twist, and mind, lift and dip. Our bodies working a full shift, like we were built for each others fit. You biting on the sheets, I'm biting on your lip, ****** at the same time; when our world eclipse- our-space doesn't exist. Off to another world, a briefly escape to, a pleasure abyss.
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Apr 20, 2018
Apr 20, 2018 at 10:49 AM UTC
Filthy Fingers
You don’t need to try so hard. You can wear the clothes you want. Do whatever you please, Express yourself the way you know how. You can wear those heels Just because you love them. Your true friends will accept you And all your little quirks. It’s time to let it go, Let go of all your fears of judgement. Stop caring what people think of you, It’s none of your business anyways. You are who are for a reason. You’re crazy, eclectic, A miss independent and a little rebellious. You like to defy the norms of society So why aren’t you doing it? Let go of all those rules and make your own. You’ve always stood for the outcasts, Paving your own path, Cutting the trees blocking your way. Why care now about fitting in When you’re a shining gem? You were born to lead, to conquer. This is your destiny, you’ve always worn Your individuality just like a badge. Don’t become submissive, Stop looking for approval, You won’t find it anywhere But inside of yourself. It’s the self-acceptance that comes first, There’s no better friend than you. Go on, look in the mirror. Remember, you better like who you are, That is the person you’ll be stuck with For the rest of your life. Enjoy all the strangeness, All the weird parts of your personality. There’s no refunds, no exchanges. You are who you are and that Is perfection; no matter what anyone says. Accept who you are now, Accept all the growth to come. You can accomplish even your Wildest dreams, those shooting stars. It’s time to just be, Time to stop leaning on societies Ideals and march on out With head held up high. Self acceptance is all you need.
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Sep 3, 2014
Sep 3, 2014 at 9:22 PM UTC
Self Acceptance
You don’t need to try so hard. You can wear the clothes you want. Do whatever you please, Express yourself the way you know how. You can wear those heels Just because you love them. Your true friends will accept you And all your little quirks. It’s time to let it go, Let go of all your fears of judgement. Stop caring what people think of you, It’s none of your business anyways. You are who are for a reason. You’re crazy, eclectic, A miss independent and a little rebellious. You like to defy the norms of society So why aren’t you doing it? Let go of all those rules and make your own. You’ve always stood for the outcasts, Paving your own path, Cutting the trees blocking your way. Why care now about fitting in When you’re a shining gem? You were born to lead, to conquer. This is your destiny, you’ve always worn Your individuality just like a badge. Don’t become submissive, Stop looking for approval, You won’t find it anywhere But inside of yourself. It’s the self-acceptance that comes first, There’s no better friend than you. Go on, look in the mirror. Remember, you better like who you are, That is the person you’ll be stuck with For the rest of your life. Enjoy all the strangeness, All the weird parts of your personality. There’s no refunds, no exchanges. You are who you are and that Is perfection; no matter what anyone says. Accept who you are now, Accept all the growth to come. You can accomplish even your Wildest dreams, those shooting stars. It’s time to just be, Time to stop leaning on societies Ideals and march on out With head held up high. Self acceptance is all you need.
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What I am, Is not what you are, Because unlike you, I never was human. Never was able to really feel emotions, which you all adore, Been called a demon for that reason, a monster which was deserted, Emptiness, calm and drenched in the sorrow of never fitting in is what embellishes me, an ornament of true, cruel sadness, undetected. And yes, I don't understand you, perhaps I don't even want to, knowing what humans are like, I accepted my fate of being alone, I let my fingernails grow long and sharp to at least fit into the picture of a monster you have put me, because what else do I have left ? A heart, perhaps which desires to take those under its wing whom suffered the same tragity, orphans with no place or rejected, abused. And a body, carrying a thousand marks done by a knife, or these nails, in a cold desperate wishing to be normal at least for a day, to not be alone and deserted, with no one left to talk but a silly pen, a pocket watch which is about to stop ticking calmly, gently very soon. An ember of light, triggers some emotions at rare occasions, which fade into nothingness as the day begins to face it's end, ah, phantoms So, what I am, Is not what you are, Because I am... A demon. ~ Umi
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Apr 14, 2018
Apr 14, 2018 at 6:00 PM UTC
What I am
Many would say That I'm a fool If I laid awake at night And only thought of you But what if these thoughts Were not of love And they were hate filled and murderous Precisely planned, with a fitting glove Would it be a waste To plan such a thing When it would take you away Along with my pain and grief So as I think of you now The feelings come even stronger I've seen the way it unfolds And for you, it won't be much longer
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Apr 27, 2012
Apr 27, 2012 at 10:40 PM UTC
Thoughts
Mark A. Williams                             SEPTEMBER 14, 1962 – JULY 23, 2018 ___________________________________________________________ Wow Mark, Was so, so saddened to hear this news. I haven't seen you in over ten years, but as kids, we had some amazing adventures, didn't we? Partying, camping and swimming at the Hudson lime pits. Mowing down on Pizza and pitchers of Pepsi (and as we grew up, BEER!) at Pizza Hut. (We knew the numbers to ALL the songs on that jukebox by heart!) Hanging out and looking at the stars through Budvido's telescope, listening to Doctor Demento. Laughing hysterically as we ran through Monty Python skits as everyone looked on in total puzzlement because THEY wouldn't discover them until YEARS later! Building underground forts in the North Woods. You, Budvido, Zeke and I playing pinball at 7-11 for hours and hours. Watching Bands, chasing girls and playing Foosball or Pool at the Touch of Class Teen Club. You gave me my first Imported beer . . . a Lowenbrau. I will always owe my passion for those German beers to you and it was fitting that Budvido bestowed you with that moniker. All through Jr. High, sharing a seat on the school bus. You, Matt, Tom, Buddy and I cruising around late night on our bikes for hours. Hanging around in the Jasmine Lakes sign with hijacked beer or getting free bags of Burgers from Burger Queen when they closed at night! Jousting with shopping carts on our bikes in the Winn-Dixie parking lot. Sitting up all night in Jimi's room after climbing in through the window or going on endless space cruises with him and Raymond in the Toyota. (RIP Jimi Carlsen) Sneaking into the nudest Colony and skinny dipping! Always cracking up at the school lunch table. Swimming in my pool and terrorizing my sister and her friends. (Allegedly) Trashing that crook Fast Eddie's produce stand after he refused to pay us for a full day of picking watermelons! Good times, indeed . . . Some of my most precious memories. I can only pray that you know that I wouldn't trade my youth or you in it for anything in the world and you will be sadly missed, Lowenbrau, my old friend. I hope that where you are, your beers are ice cold and that you and Jimi aren't having to glue the Hookah back together. Jeff Gaines July 28, 2018
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Aug 2, 2018
Aug 2, 2018 at 7:00 AM UTC
Message to a Friend
Mark A. Williams                             SEPTEMBER 14, 1962 – JULY 23, 2018 ___________________________________________________________ Wow Mark, Was so, so saddened to hear this news. I haven't seen you in over ten years, but as kids, we had some amazing adventures, didn't we? Partying, camping and swimming at the Hudson lime pits. Mowing down on Pizza and pitchers of Pepsi (and as we grew up, BEER!) at Pizza Hut. (We knew the numbers to ALL the songs on that jukebox by heart!) Hanging out and looking at the stars through Budvido's telescope, listening to Doctor Demento. Laughing hysterically as we ran through Monty Python skits as everyone looked on in total puzzlement because THEY wouldn't discover them until YEARS later! Building underground forts in the North Woods. You, Budvido, Zeke and I playing pinball at 7-11 for hours and hours. Watching Bands, chasing girls and playing Foosball or Pool at the Touch of Class Teen Club. You gave me my first Imported beer . . . a Lowenbrau. I will always owe my passion for those German beers to you and it was fitting that Budvido bestowed you with that moniker. All through Jr. High, sharing a seat on the school bus. You, Matt, Tom, Buddy and I cruising around late night on our bikes for hours. Hanging around in the Jasmine Lakes sign with hijacked beer or getting free bags of Burgers from Burger Queen when they closed at night! Jousting with shopping carts on our bikes in the Winn-Dixie parking lot. Sitting up all night in Jimi's room after climbing in through the window or going on endless space cruises with him and Raymond in the Toyota. (RIP Jimi Carlsen) Sneaking into the nudest Colony and skinny dipping! Always cracking up at the school lunch table. Swimming in my pool and terrorizing my sister and her friends. (Allegedly) Trashing that crook Fast Eddie's produce stand after he refused to pay us for a full day of picking watermelons! Good times, indeed . . . Some of my most precious memories. I can only pray that you know that I wouldn't trade my youth or you in it for anything in the world and you will be sadly missed, Lowenbrau, my old friend. I hope that where you are, your beers are ice cold and that you and Jimi aren't having to glue the Hookah back together. Jeff Gaines July 28, 2018
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Picture us happy, you and me; K-I-S-S-I-N-G Making love together, pleasing you to please me; ******* Picture us naked, you all over me; K-I-S-S-I-N-G Getting deep into each other, like we were meant to be; ******* you gave me your treasure, I plan I want to keep forever That night I will I’ always remember us overlooking the lake Eating dinner, candle light,dinner listening to the band play The view was dynamite Our lipstick perfect Your dress was fitting tight Looking deep in your eyes; Glistening in the candle light Started feeding you off my plate Laughing as we enjoyed the night our lips meeting their fate Our bodies kneading each other right Holding each other tight Wanting each other more by the second Our clothes putting on a fight Your Dress falling to the floor, ******* second Pleasing your body right Teaching your body a lesson Using my hands to please you While using my tongue as a weapon your body so beautiful I melt in your hands Just from smelling your essence I can't wait to be in your presen
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Apr 20, 2018
Apr 20, 2018 at 10:52 AM UTC
Naughty
we spent hours fitting together our bodies like two voices reaching through dissonance in search of unison like a ritual like a dance
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Feb 11, 2015
Feb 11, 2015 at 1:19 AM UTC
***
I can barely stand certain music now Each song holds a memory locked into it Multi-Love for instance It's fitting that I'm burning incense right now Because this song brings me back to December You were into hookah at that point The sweet and smoky scents danced around us As your sonos speakers Cascaded those guitar riffs into our ears I thought you were ecstasy But you became an addiction And like that smoke in my lungs You burned me instead
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Sep 2, 2018
Sep 2, 2018 at 8:35 AM UTC
Love Drug
Eroding brick wall all that remains refracted, fading fishermen shadow red dawn’s early light brackish still water shocked violent green seeps from the desert to be subsumed by an unrelenting sea restless dreamers rise muscle sturdy pangas into the churning tide seeking quicksilver at the continental edges returning boats ride low the shrinking horizon race to safe harbor cold beer on ice under palm palapas in the restaurant a young man shows off tuna half as tall as he is to admiring tourists like me, seeking the deep, slow burn salt, jalapeno, lime a fitting end to this unraveling dream Pueblo Mágico of “no bad days” walls of contention in a fractured land will never separate us one margarita, two another raised in defiance of those who would try to confine and define free-range spirits the Pacific touches this contiguous shore from equator to pole we could catch a clockwise current follow Polaris up North arrive transformed magnetically charged disparate souls fused together bound
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Mar 17, 2017
Mar 17, 2017 at 8:38 AM UTC
Pacific Drift
it feels like my body was meant to be with yours. our hands fitting like perfect puzzle pieces. our breathing, in a perfect rhythm, along with our heartbeat. my body was meant to be with yours because with out you here i feel like i run out of oxygen and i will soon die. my body was build to be with yours.
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Jul 23, 2014
Jul 23, 2014 at 12:15 AM UTC
body
Urges through the night, a blade dancing with its mistress, discarding what has summoned up in her way alike a ****** crazed devotion, Scarlet tears make their way down her cheek, washing the sand off as the pillars around begin to collapse alike cards one by one at the time, Phantoms rage as a pure flower appears to commence blooming, The warped moon embraces the shadows of such fools as it rises, Actions with not much meaning seek their rampage as the battle field becomes frail and soulless through this sleepless night of lunacy, When the flood of realisation arrives she will be swept away unlike the wise who make a more solid, stadfast decision. How trecious, Does she want to take a dance with this cruel world she rampages on, are her ideals fitting for this battle she is about to win for now, Drenched in blood and impurities of her work, her mind remains pure, innocent, not even sweating one thought to the consequences, Mercy nor compassion are unlikely to be granted in this darkening realm, not to her dancing knife or her lunatic ****** devotion, Time is moving, as she sacrafices her soul for her actions, Taking another dance in this distorted dark ~ Umi
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Mar 16, 2018
Mar 16, 2018 at 12:44 PM UTC
Be built on Sand
A garden in a garden: a green spot Where all is green: most fitting slumber-place For the strong man grown weary of a race Soon over. Unto him a goodly lot Hath fallen in fertile ground; there thorns are not, But his own daisies: silence, full of grace, Surely hath shed a quiet on his face: His earth is but sweet leaves that fall and rot. What was his record of himself, ere he Went from us ? Here lies one whose name was writ In water: while the chilly shadows flit Of sweet Saint Agnes' Eve; while basil springs, His name, in every humble heart that sings, Shall be a fountain of love, verily.
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On Keats
You are               so nice     To listen to me without judgment. To accept the words I feed you when you ask. You want my stories. You ask for the bright ones, but there are none                     Left. So I give you                 dark ones instead. And those you swallow down       with your drinks in the fitting darkness of night. You let them dissolve away, amortised with the alcohol in your blood, Forgotten in the morning, And I wonder                                         what it’s like To love someone who                  Doesn’t                     Truly                         Know                            You.
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Sep 10, 2018
Sep 10, 2018 at 10:16 PM UTC
Forgotten
A bit off the heel and a bit off the toe, It won't hurt very much, and they're pretty, you know. I've got the perfect pair of shoes for you, All you need is some fitting- an inch off or two. A slice of skin here and a little blood there, These are the most beautiful shoes you could wear. Let you go? Heavens no! I admire you so With your perfect physique And your delicate feet. Oh it's only a smidgen, a droplet of blood! Come now dear, no one's fond of a stick in the mud. Come- rush to the ball and we'll all have such fun! On second thought, maybe you, ah... shouldn't run... It's worth it, though, isn't it? These beautiful shoes. And darling, they look so exquisite on you. There now, not so bad, and they fit perfectly, All you needed was just a little surgery. Now let's off to the ball and you'll dance all night long. No silly, don't cry, you've got it all wrong! I told you- you're beautiful just how you are, Now come on and stop whining, you don't have to walk far. But you see, there's no daughter, or stepmom, or shoes. There's none of those things- there is me and there's you. And you've got this idea of what I'm s'posed to be, And as hard as I try, I'm not her, love, I'm me. I'm afraid that no matter how much pain I bear, I just don't fit in the shoes you are making me wear.
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Mar 31, 2013
Mar 31, 2013 at 7:32 PM UTC
***** Boots or Glass Slippers
We all have habits Hang ups we turn to when words fade from use When the touch of another feels false And the skin that you're in feels ill-fitting and loose Of addictions we choose, are you the user or the used? Light-headed from smoking far too many cigarettes But it's better than the spins I get when your name is said Her toxicity is met with one of my own Eroding with every upturned stone To find a reason to use the air in my lungs to talk to her Instead of fill them up with smoke But I don't. Returning burning bile from drinking far too many drinks But it's better than the taste of blood from getting hit in the face A father who longs for the respect of fear Maybe he hits you because he hates himself And he sees in you the colour of his eyes or the curl of his hair Or maybe he just does it because it's easier to hurt than to love The same way you drink because it's easier to be drunk than to forgive. So **** anyone who does anything to keep you from being able to live But try to forgive Not for them, but for you, to begin to heal these wounds Because your peace of mind was not built for two Live while they rue.
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Dec 8, 2014
Dec 8, 2014 at 1:20 AM UTC
Forgive
The rusted belt is tight in our hometown city. Black smoke masks the lights In one gaseous setting; the permenant fitting Of our hometown city Trees exchange steel In our hometown city. You’ve never seen the wheels churn and the deals burnt In the factories that take pity On the nitty-gritty of our Own hometown city. The last laughs with us In our hometown city We don’t’ ride the Cali bus, But yea, I'd say we are witty, cause al'the prettiest girls Live in our hometown city. The river’s been burnt In our hometown city. Yea we’ve learned a lot From our own ad(e)missions; And now, clinics fill prescriptions in ourown hometown city In my own hometown city We’re slicker than you, Even though our York’s isn’t new… Why? Watch my city revive in Front of your eyes- then ask me; Why is this your hometown city?
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Jun 20, 2016
Jun 20, 2016 at 3:04 AM UTC
The Underestimation of Cleveland
Everything is so tight. Jeans, leggings, dresses, shirts, skirts, jackets and summer wear is even worse and more revealing with crop tops, shorts, and even shorter skirts and dresses. How are we all able to breathe? Victorian fashion had corsets and those made them faint! So why does the fashion have to be tight? Don't get me wrong, I do like skinny jeans, and tight shirts and dresses I am a girl after all, we all give in to the status quo of fashion at times. But, sizes are even smaller now than they were before. I haven't gained or lost weight, my waist size hasn't changed, nothing has. Except for the clothes. Are we trying to make women smaller and thinner by just shrinking the clothes? It should not be ¨Survival of the fittest¨ in the dressing rooms. That isn't cool. Also, why are the pants so short? I have long legs, okay, and because my waist size matches someone who is smaller than me then that must mean that I am short according to clothes. Therefore I have difficulty finding pants that fit my waist and my legs. I am not blind to my surroundings. Every single girl Goes. Through. This. We all have shopping woes, some worse than others. We all gain uncomfortable experiences whether it be from something not fitting, or from the attention on the streets that we get for wearing it. Then of course, don't forget the media! Remember all those pictures of perfect people being shoved down our throats strangling us until we accept the fact that we should be just like them. Suffocation is the latest fashion, and we are expected to wear it well.
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Jan 18, 2015
Jan 18, 2015 at 6:46 PM UTC
Suffocation is the Latest Fashion
Everything is so tight. Jeans, leggings, dresses, shirts, skirts, jackets and summer wear is even worse and more revealing with crop tops, shorts, and even shorter skirts and dresses. How are we all able to breathe? Victorian fashion had corsets and those made them faint! So why does the fashion have to be tight? Don't get me wrong, I do like skinny jeans, and tight shirts and dresses I am a girl after all, we all give in to the status quo of fashion at times. But, sizes are even smaller now than they were before. I haven't gained or lost weight, my waist size hasn't changed, nothing has. Except for the clothes. Are we trying to make women smaller and thinner by just shrinking the clothes? It should not be ¨Survival of the fittest¨ in the dressing rooms. That isn't cool. Also, why are the pants so short? I have long legs, okay, and because my waist size matches someone who is smaller than me then that must mean that I am short according to clothes. Therefore I have difficulty finding pants that fit my waist and my legs. I am not blind to my surroundings. Every single girl Goes. Through. This. We all have shopping woes, some worse than others. We all gain uncomfortable experiences whether it be from something not fitting, or from the attention on the streets that we get for wearing it. Then of course, don't forget the media! Remember all those pictures of perfect people being shoved down our throats strangling us until we accept the fact that we should be just like them. Suffocation is the latest fashion, and we are expected to wear it well.
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It's 3:09am I'm im the library Desperately trying to write a research paper: 'LGBT Familes' How fitting. Caffeine courses through my veins Coffee overloads my bladder Bathroom. I hate bathrooms. When you have no gender The simple act of relieving yourself becomes a chore The heavy weight of that key decision Chokes your lungs as you stand outside the doors Two doors. Men. Women. Not me. The choice becomes simplified: While I sometimes pass as a man I often do not. I can choose the men's bathroom The consequence of which could end in physical violence The same hate I explain through my essay. The same fear that plagues my community. The women's restroom is also an option The consequences likely less dire than the former: Heavy side eye and the potential of yelling. A much safer choice. Obviously. Per usual, I walk into the women's room. I take three strides inside. Then I stop. I've never used the men's room. My fear of violent reactions has always won. Yet at a time like this How likely is it that someone is inside the men's room? Now is my chance to face my fears. Now I have a safe chance at peeing in peace. In a bathroom potentially more suiting Of my gender identity So I turn around. Let the door slam behind me. Half a step into the men's room The smell of rancid ***** hits my senses Toilet paper liters the stalls I have missed absolutely nothing in my years in the women's room Women have nicer facilities A significantly more advanced hand dryer Cleanliness Air freshener Men do not have these luxuries Now I question, Do men not take as good of care of their bathrooms as women do? Do the workers intentionally prioritize women's sanitation? What causes this undeniable divide? Is the messiness of the men's room a result of their conscious decisions? Or simply a response to societal expectation? Regardless, I think I'll stick to the women's room While I add bathrooms to my compilation Of more discrete gender inequality
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Oct 31, 2017
Oct 31, 2017 at 2:23 PM UTC
My First Time Using the Men's Bathroom
It's 3:09am I'm im the library Desperately trying to write a research paper: 'LGBT Familes' How fitting. Caffeine courses through my veins Coffee overloads my bladder Bathroom. I hate bathrooms. When you have no gender The simple act of relieving yourself becomes a chore The heavy weight of that key decision Chokes your lungs as you stand outside the doors Two doors. Men. Women. Not me. The choice becomes simplified: While I sometimes pass as a man I often do not. I can choose the men's bathroom The consequence of which could end in physical violence The same hate I explain through my essay. The same fear that plagues my community. The women's restroom is also an option The consequences likely less dire than the former: Heavy side eye and the potential of yelling. A much safer choice. Obviously. Per usual, I walk into the women's room. I take three strides inside. Then I stop. I've never used the men's room. My fear of violent reactions has always won. Yet at a time like this How likely is it that someone is inside the men's room? Now is my chance to face my fears. Now I have a safe chance at peeing in peace. In a bathroom potentially more suiting Of my gender identity So I turn around. Let the door slam behind me. Half a step into the men's room The smell of rancid ***** hits my senses Toilet paper liters the stalls I have missed absolutely nothing in my years in the women's room Women have nicer facilities A significantly more advanced hand dryer Cleanliness Air freshener Men do not have these luxuries Now I question, Do men not take as good of care of their bathrooms as women do? Do the workers intentionally prioritize women's sanitation? What causes this undeniable divide? Is the messiness of the men's room a result of their conscious decisions? Or simply a response to societal expectation? Regardless, I think I'll stick to the women's room While I add bathrooms to my compilation Of more discrete gender inequality
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Opinions like dough, gruesome and cloying, sticking to the tongue like self righteous peanut butter. Sitting up for the wrong reasons, though it's difficult to get out of bed alone. Counting calories like counting the number of eyes that pass over this form. Glances flitting like shadows on cheekbones that aren't cutting, too rounded. Running towards expectations on the necessary incline towards beautiful. Sweat and pounds and £s for form fitting clothes, like sickly scales. Weight resting on the soles of the right shoe for the right path towards the right body. Weight lifted, muscles straining like Atlas with the weight of the world's eye view. Memberships paid for, memberships given to the society of those who fit into society. Take the leftovers, it's funny because the sight of us does not suggest the leaving of necessity. Tightening belts until the loopholes leave us love even though we lack what is expected. Leaving our food and gaining what you want.
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Jul 8, 2013
Jul 8, 2013 at 6:05 PM UTC
The World's Workout
It’s been months since we last kissed and I’ve been trying to figure out why love sounds more like an apology than a confession when it comes from my mouth. I came to the conclusion it’s because I have been emotionally unavailable since I learned that no matter how much you love someone it will not make them miss you. I find myself surrounded by those who have left more than those who have stayed so often they start to blur together. You once said that loving me is like constantly struggling to come up for air without ever being underwater, but you didn’t notice I was suffocating under the absence of everyone who had promised to stay. Someone once told me “leave before they love you, or you’ll stay until they don’t anymore.” You were writing my name in cement and I was carving yours in trees marked to be cut down, saying “this is what happens when someone ruins you before you have a chance to ruin them.” I’ve fallen in love with you more times than I can count, and I’m not sure if that means I’ve fallen out of love just as many. I kept showing you the way out because I wanted to see if you would leave or find a way to lock the door. I was too busy tearing them off their hinges to notice you were desperately trying to bolt them shut. I guess it’s only fitting I’m left asking the windowpanes where you went. I think of the things I want to say to you like “it’s for the best” and “maybe it was never that good anyways” but when I get the chance to say anything I know all that will come out is I miss you, let me stay. I’m trying not to let this bitterness leave a bad taste in my mouth but you never saw the point of someone else’s lips on yours unless they made your teeth shake, and all I can ******* think about is you leaning in first for anyone but me. The weight of your absence is so heavy I can’t remember what it feels like to breathe without gasping. There are a hundred different ways to say I miss you but I’m stumbling over every single one and I’ve realized you can only write about someone so much before the only thing you can write about is the last time you saw them. They say you’re only as good as the company you keep, so I guess that’s why I haven’t been doing so well since you left me.
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Jul 10, 2015
Jul 10, 2015 at 6:34 AM UTC
The Company We Keep
It’s been months since we last kissed and I’ve been trying to figure out why love sounds more like an apology than a confession when it comes from my mouth. I came to the conclusion it’s because I have been emotionally unavailable since I learned that no matter how much you love someone it will not make them miss you. I find myself surrounded by those who have left more than those who have stayed so often they start to blur together. You once said that loving me is like constantly struggling to come up for air without ever being underwater, but you didn’t notice I was suffocating under the absence of everyone who had promised to stay. Someone once told me “leave before they love you, or you’ll stay until they don’t anymore.” You were writing my name in cement and I was carving yours in trees marked to be cut down, saying “this is what happens when someone ruins you before you have a chance to ruin them.” I’ve fallen in love with you more times than I can count, and I’m not sure if that means I’ve fallen out of love just as many. I kept showing you the way out because I wanted to see if you would leave or find a way to lock the door. I was too busy tearing them off their hinges to notice you were desperately trying to bolt them shut. I guess it’s only fitting I’m left asking the windowpanes where you went. I think of the things I want to say to you like “it’s for the best” and “maybe it was never that good anyways” but when I get the chance to say anything I know all that will come out is I miss you, let me stay. I’m trying not to let this bitterness leave a bad taste in my mouth but you never saw the point of someone else’s lips on yours unless they made your teeth shake, and all I can ******* think about is you leaning in first for anyone but me. The weight of your absence is so heavy I can’t remember what it feels like to breathe without gasping. There are a hundred different ways to say I miss you but I’m stumbling over every single one and I’ve realized you can only write about someone so much before the only thing you can write about is the last time you saw them. They say you’re only as good as the company you keep, so I guess that’s why I haven’t been doing so well since you left me.
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my cactus waits patiently for summer stuffed into a *** by the window rain or snow cactus sits meditating so deep you would think asleep- would be more fitting. but I know better get too close and cactus is alive and willing sharp as ever and prickly with it.
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Feb 5, 2015
Feb 5, 2015 at 8:18 AM UTC
My Cactus