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And then everyone else came in

You’ll never get better or figure it out later, they said. I’m just so lonely, she said. I just want to be understood, she said. He stares over my shoulder and he is judging. He is deciding what I am … Continue reading

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What Have I Gotten Myself Into (This Time)

Blood pounding, spine tingling, heart racing, eye twitching, don’t run don’t fight don’t panic don’t flee — deep breath deep breath deep breath deep breath — it’s only supposed to be fun, after all, don’t you see?

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We who are about to date salute you

I once thought of his commonplace eyes as extraordinary. I once thought of his flatlipped mouth as beyond compare. I once thought of his useless hands as masterfully skilled. We teach ourselves to lie to ourselves. We reward outward masking … Continue reading

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Streams Of Unconsciousness

So you can these precious remember remember in my peach TS always was the one on the bottom of the glass of Hemingway full of shotgun don’t I wish I was like Steve McQueen standing in my aunt’s dining room … Continue reading

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And Forth

I don’t know you, but I hate you. Once, I saw him smile at you. I wished a piano would fall on your face. I don’t know you, but I hate you. Once, he was sweet to you. I wished … Continue reading

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