i'm sick and tired of395Please respect copyright.PENANAic7Dg7YyVu
careless remarks395Please respect copyright.PENANAfVP2gJeTwq
told in whispery voices395Please respect copyright.PENANAgM3eSb7Qsz
as if the punchline395Please respect copyright.PENANAS8adSXjjRB
would be wasted on me395Please respect copyright.PENANAZreS5uHAsj
so they don't even bother395Please respect copyright.PENANApIzOl7Q69W
to tell me the setup395Please respect copyright.PENANAjkp2lZ8QzT
395Please respect copyright.PENANA1z7RiQeuDC
so instead i tug back emotions,395Please respect copyright.PENANAtg3QU27pZs
hands clutching the reins for dear life395Please respect copyright.PENANAN71LpcXFwl
as if I am nothing but a toy395Please respect copyright.PENANAa1oNtW1uFq
stuck in this endless loop395Please respect copyright.PENANAVrOLkWVxC4
of dodging barrels and395Please respect copyright.PENANAAyawVTzS23
jumping over dainty little fences395Please respect copyright.PENANAYtySC8XGfw
built to distract from burning anger395Please respect copyright.PENANAsf44hNy4ic
395Please respect copyright.PENANALFcNoNOwcz
i'm just a windup toy,395Please respect copyright.PENANACmpXu97nzy
wound and wound until the string395Please respect copyright.PENANACw0ioDFBzr
snaps395Please respect copyright.PENANAFSNhvUvdpf
and i'm not fun anymore395Please respect copyright.PENANAXpAgIxPel0
395Please respect copyright.PENANA6PJAbErCuZ
all because my words delveintoincoherentbabbles395Please respect copyright.PENANARL3sKxZapd
when nervousness congeals in my gut395Please respect copyright.PENANAZCACy2bF9E
and anxiety chews at my lungs395Please respect copyright.PENANARFTNc4nCDS
because i cry too easily395Please respect copyright.PENANA4h7PmvUc3O
and i'm bad at following through395Please respect copyright.PENANAfMdyxryS4v
with words spoken in drunken tiredness395Please respect copyright.PENANA7QItSw499R
395Please respect copyright.PENANA3gbq16MvUJ
it's because i don't think before i speak395Please respect copyright.PENANAyb9kMpvy5X
i let my tongue do all the work395Please respect copyright.PENANAcQQbEhvvXl
and my mind drifts away395Please respect copyright.PENANACLFjUIQHx9
into worlds of different possibilities395Please respect copyright.PENANAmKrFMQtq9o
into worlds where i'm not just the peripheral friend395Please respect copyright.PENANAunEGz7Jv6P
395Please respect copyright.PENANAY9bxJlYFpJ
silence isn't what i'm scared off, it's the silence395Please respect copyright.PENANAQWgBEDc460
at the end of a sentence395Please respect copyright.PENANAFQiEf2p3nT
and the words that fill in the gaps of what you say395Please respect copyright.PENANAX7y4eodaGF
but hey, in the end, my screams all sound the same395Please respect copyright.PENANA7vYCvcGcYR
395Please respect copyright.PENANArISKbDLFKS
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A poem a day
Published:
Mar 5, 2024
ENTRY #25
Day 8
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Mar 5, 2024
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