as absurd as the words
that churn in the pit
of your lips. Now is never
soon enough, but soon
is.

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Free. Like that first hit of crack.

Triangled against the wall,
One corner
Away.

Lopsidedly receding,
Bent over
You.

Distant now, and dumb
Mind slowed like crystal
Ice.

No more for you NO MORE.

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Tonight the truth dribbles out between teeth caked with sugar and sprinkles. It’s only appropriate that these so-called circus animals be the invitation to break my silence, because in our caged mockery we share a semblance of love. I could cry with each one, they are so delicious. If I had a fortune, I would buy the entire flock from the ( Read more... )

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There comes a point where wakefulness feels like sickness. Where all of your thoughts gather together into an oozing knot that sits in the pit of your stomach and threatens constantly to dispel itself violently from your silence-stricken mouth. There comes a time when the night feels as long as all of eternity, when you become convinced that you ( Read more... )