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Duel

The thrust of your argument is bladed and already slick with my blood from the last time I failed to dodge quickly enough. The point of what you want to say is barbed, and if I respond, it will catch … Continue reading

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Tell Me You Know

I have no need of your misery; I am creating my own in mixed media — the watercolor of tears and the tempera of blood, glitter and confetti for every single fake celebration of life. Glue it to the canvas … Continue reading

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Won’t You

This is a bad day, the kind of one where the world feels like red smoke and tastes like hate-flavored sky. This is a bad day, where there is no do-over, no reason why. I feel taken apart, taken down, … Continue reading

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So Much Fear

What am I besides so much air over a too-dry reed? What am I besides so much glitter to be blown in the wind? What am I besides so much fear? What am I?

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Return Me To Myself

How much of myself do you want me to give up so I can be your everything? How much of my skin would you like me to peel away, and how much blood would you like me to trail, and … Continue reading

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