i'm sick and tired of92Please respect copyright.PENANANBeFEgdAn9
careless remarks92Please respect copyright.PENANAPmJgYU6NPc
told in whispery voices92Please respect copyright.PENANA7WSrl759et
as if the punchline92Please respect copyright.PENANABzY6FSOM1R
would be wasted on me92Please respect copyright.PENANAXOGbwTwSVm
so they don't even bother92Please respect copyright.PENANAi2BSDw2Bpy
to tell me the setup92Please respect copyright.PENANA1m0sczOtaz
92Please respect copyright.PENANAAiK8ierUaM
so instead i tug back emotions,92Please respect copyright.PENANAP7jsT0kQc1
hands clutching the reins for dear life92Please respect copyright.PENANAy9kIKXjPRp
as if I am nothing but a toy92Please respect copyright.PENANAmp4SLvC4zE
stuck in this endless loop92Please respect copyright.PENANA4Xm9oHbalF
of dodging barrels and92Please respect copyright.PENANAwauL3vvCXD
jumping over dainty little fences92Please respect copyright.PENANAvUZypbQC4o
built to distract from burning anger92Please respect copyright.PENANAd0Zd5vttCt
92Please respect copyright.PENANANg5uJYUMtI
i'm just a windup toy,92Please respect copyright.PENANAkSLx3XXQ5i
wound and wound until the string92Please respect copyright.PENANAiZWeWrhmUa
snaps92Please respect copyright.PENANA48JwZ6S5pc
and i'm not fun anymore92Please respect copyright.PENANAG5c9aq9cvF
92Please respect copyright.PENANAYMdSbGrfEP
all because my words delveintoincoherentbabbles92Please respect copyright.PENANAebaX99STal
when nervousness congeals in my gut92Please respect copyright.PENANAAW3m24IBV3
and anxiety chews at my lungs92Please respect copyright.PENANALme3LAjVxz
because i cry too easily92Please respect copyright.PENANASUqZk3UKH0
and i'm bad at following through92Please respect copyright.PENANALx7o9Y1LHY
with words spoken in drunken tiredness92Please respect copyright.PENANA8sVZ9XtP2e
92Please respect copyright.PENANAhDU5j6s1RV
it's because i don't think before i speak92Please respect copyright.PENANADHUX2BLGNJ
i let my tongue do all the work92Please respect copyright.PENANAIPfdc1WR5n
and my mind drifts away92Please respect copyright.PENANAVCqoodMYeX
into worlds of different possibilities92Please respect copyright.PENANAKXpFXoDANL
into worlds where i'm not just the peripheral friend92Please respect copyright.PENANAjXpqP1g1JR
92Please respect copyright.PENANAojPQ9C1ZK4
silence isn't what i'm scared off, it's the silence92Please respect copyright.PENANAr1XcSwCRKW
at the end of a sentence92Please respect copyright.PENANAhenPhiO2j6
and the words that fill in the gaps of what you say92Please respect copyright.PENANAEch4ginVx8
but hey, in the end, my screams all sound the same92Please respect copyright.PENANAS3lRFmdtMd
92Please respect copyright.PENANAfy9zZE8pTF
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A poem a day
Published:
Mar 5, 2024
ENTRY #25
Day 8
Author:
Poltergeist
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Mar 5, 2024
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