Annie Horrigan Poems

I know I bother you
Constantly interrupting your life
Burdening you
When you already worry too much
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They say what you don't know won't hurt you
Maybe so, maybe true

But what if it hurts me?
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Falling.
No, not falling
Sinking,
Sinking into an ocean,
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I'm so blank
The puppet responds with a delay
Someone says something funny
I laugh
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I'm me but I'm not
I see what's happening around
I know the body exists
I know the name that belongs to it
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Rivers of red
Streak across the world
A world of black and grey
Offering minute relief
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