i'm sick and tired of376Please respect copyright.PENANAJyZJ9HI8EJ
careless remarks376Please respect copyright.PENANAHvhlz3YjQD
told in whispery voices376Please respect copyright.PENANAYzP5Djf7SO
as if the punchline376Please respect copyright.PENANAfPEZmPSx8x
would be wasted on me376Please respect copyright.PENANAjGAMp0swc4
so they don't even bother376Please respect copyright.PENANACgUMLyNvHv
to tell me the setup376Please respect copyright.PENANAd0Fx9wpiJU
376Please respect copyright.PENANA7f6djv4aZ0
so instead i tug back emotions,376Please respect copyright.PENANAajUIPb70iR
hands clutching the reins for dear life376Please respect copyright.PENANAHRNTY8fSeM
as if I am nothing but a toy376Please respect copyright.PENANAVKMcLi3Fag
stuck in this endless loop376Please respect copyright.PENANAiZ3pftn2Xh
of dodging barrels and376Please respect copyright.PENANA4j9Fe8cSqc
jumping over dainty little fences376Please respect copyright.PENANANuXRy2CgSx
built to distract from burning anger376Please respect copyright.PENANAWpVpP8KejC
376Please respect copyright.PENANAqrsLmwRBHg
i'm just a windup toy,376Please respect copyright.PENANAoKgTxP3Fxk
wound and wound until the string376Please respect copyright.PENANAZeLfI35FfF
snaps376Please respect copyright.PENANAnVmMZJXPvO
and i'm not fun anymore376Please respect copyright.PENANAJnMwRqyRUB
376Please respect copyright.PENANAjH9wAVwA99
all because my words delveintoincoherentbabbles376Please respect copyright.PENANAl7l5qR2SgE
when nervousness congeals in my gut376Please respect copyright.PENANA4aonSIPcCF
and anxiety chews at my lungs376Please respect copyright.PENANAlu7rIAqSmW
because i cry too easily376Please respect copyright.PENANA59bCLdQugS
and i'm bad at following through376Please respect copyright.PENANA3utkHb8AuS
with words spoken in drunken tiredness376Please respect copyright.PENANATJcHAqm4Fq
376Please respect copyright.PENANARcmaEU5dS0
it's because i don't think before i speak376Please respect copyright.PENANAObyC5YOsDW
i let my tongue do all the work376Please respect copyright.PENANASfuf8DA6NH
and my mind drifts away376Please respect copyright.PENANAo0fsza99Cg
into worlds of different possibilities376Please respect copyright.PENANAOHrFzx9xXX
into worlds where i'm not just the peripheral friend376Please respect copyright.PENANAsslFEgIKEm
376Please respect copyright.PENANAfb4cWfQFfl
silence isn't what i'm scared off, it's the silence376Please respect copyright.PENANAdg6V2N0qLa
at the end of a sentence376Please respect copyright.PENANAMy2MEQZtE6
and the words that fill in the gaps of what you say376Please respect copyright.PENANA3WCnZ2kIYI
but hey, in the end, my screams all sound the same376Please respect copyright.PENANAMy9szmED68
376Please respect copyright.PENANAEClki5NQPb
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A poem a day
Published:
Mar 5, 2024
ENTRY #25
Day 8
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syzygy
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Mar 5, 2024
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