You lay distressing,
You live in constant fear of losing,
That which is already lost.
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The always nurturing organism with a lovely rash.
Overwhelming optimism got his tire slashed;
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I dare say I hate them,
The ones who've done you wrong,
Your innocence condemned,
By this conniving throng.
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I feel like a child
On Christmas eve
Excited, anxious, completely restless.
Who knew I would ever want to go home so badly?
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Bus floor smear
Varicose veins
Adjacent: fat, black woman.
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The drill bores.
Each chunk gone,
An interest destroyed.
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I breathe through a filter,
In place of holding my tongue.
I drink from a bottle,
In lieu of moving my lungs.
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Rolling hills
Breezy chills
Daffodils and
Many pills
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I look in the mirror,
And don't know
If I like what I see.
It isn't really bad,
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Make it stop before it becomes doubt.
Kill them off with one frail shout.
Help me darling, I beg you - please!
Bark them off me, perhaps up trees?
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