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Honesty

I am terrible at promises. I am a liar and a fool. I am weak and I am maddening. I am fearful and I am broken. I am hopeless and I am miserable. I think of myself as unloved, unlovable, … Continue reading

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After I Drowned

When I came back up I was dead. I’m still dead. I’m not here. My eyes are water blue, and my lungs are full of salt. I want to burn something into my skin to prove I exist. I want … Continue reading

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Independence

If I cut off my hands for you, if I cut myself to pieces for you, if I pulled myself apart bit by bit, if I lost all of myself, then I would be perfect, I imagine, the perfect bride … Continue reading

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Alike

We make monsters with our love, we turn the world against itself. We craft nightmares with our dreams, our personal successes come from the deaths of others. You and I, we are alike, we are cut of the same cloth, … Continue reading

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Parenthetical Word (angry fruit(salad)) Association FootBall

Hey, (say hey) remember (the time, when we) that one time (that one time, bombs away) you were (never what I wanted) totally understanding (how’s your memory?) about my fuckups (plenty of them have I had, yes) and didn’t bring … Continue reading

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