shotgun wedding

[suchcartography]

WOW.

quick shot to the gut
collapse, clutch stomach
keep eyes closed
don't move, it's better when you're still
minimizes the reverberation that
impact pain causes

i will not have this turned into
the most futile effort of my life

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[suchcartography]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. Your opinion is one I have respected since age 15ish and even having you comment on something I shat out flatters me beyond belief.

[flordecatalunia]

Poet reaction: The epiphany at the end is terrific. Reminds me of this:

Lying In A Hammock At William Duffy's Farm In Pine Island, Minnesota
James Wright

Over my head, I see the bronze butterfly,
Asleep on the black trunk,
blowing like a leaf in green shadow.
Down the ravine behind the empty house,
The cowbells follow one another
Into the distances of the afternoon.
To my right,
In a field of sunlight between two pines,
The droppings of last year's horses
Blaze up into golden stones.
I lean back, as the evening darkens and comes on.
A chicken hawk floats over, looking for home.
I have wasted my life.

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[nickasaurus]

[nickasaurus]

Update! (That's a command, I guess).

<3
Your favorite wombat

[anonymous]

Hey. Lady. This makes me think you're still sad about that one time (when you wrote this) so update because, well, things are better. Right? I think so. I miss you. Bunches.

<3

[suchcartography]

Things are better. But I'm still holding on to those last two lines, out of fear....