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i’ve handled myself as if i weren’t your son / my ties to you feel as if they’re water, & not blood / i’ve given in, as if you’ve left my chest to be overcome / the ache has swelled, as if i’ve...
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i remember your morning breath, & how you tasted at each stoplight / i remember your tenderness, & how you pursued your Love despite / i remember your sarcastic wit, & how it...
View Articlei’d burn the little i have left (but it’d hurt less to light my chest)
i’d burn the little i have left, but it’d hurt less to light my chest / how has been burned there already, but the answer feels like smoke / i never handled my sins or this hell as i should’ve, but i...
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i made the heart in your chest. i made it to ache for the brokenness your tender ocean eyes notice, but i swear i did not make it to be broken. i made you creative to mirror my own head. i instilled...
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my love, i can’t do this. are your arms in my chest, or are your fingernails in my heart. my forehead hasn’t felt your lips for too long, and they’re all too familiar to my cheek. i know i made my own...
View ArticleProtected: dear my closest friend (part ii)
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i’ve handled myself as if i weren’t your son / my ties to you feel as if they’re water, & not blood / the ache has swelled, as if i’ve struggled, but it’s won / i’ve given in, as if you’ve left my...
View Articledid you think a few nails a better inheritance
you bled from wrists i punctured, as if you intended my salvation / you knew it’s pain, but you spread my arms as you whispered “beloved son” / my ankles couldn’t support my weight, even before you set...
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you put hell in my chest, as you let your heart grow cold / my cheek was never indifferent to your tears that rolled / your worth never diminished, but how did you decide my own / how the hell did you...
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