i'm sick and tired of239Please respect copyright.PENANAH68vKMiweV
careless remarks239Please respect copyright.PENANA6I8P1bwZVs
told in whispery voices239Please respect copyright.PENANAucd5OaUm9h
as if the punchline239Please respect copyright.PENANAkNeGPAe9ZO
would be wasted on me239Please respect copyright.PENANAoZh2nPpjd8
so they don't even bother239Please respect copyright.PENANA35dZuwovIb
to tell me the setup239Please respect copyright.PENANAAOHc9dvrpX
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so instead i tug back emotions,239Please respect copyright.PENANAzVQhjgyWdK
hands clutching the reins for dear life239Please respect copyright.PENANAZl2KpcI4Uh
as if I am nothing but a toy239Please respect copyright.PENANAOfo5aHDXdM
stuck in this endless loop239Please respect copyright.PENANAqSAhUBJvZd
of dodging barrels and239Please respect copyright.PENANAvCsGfESF20
jumping over dainty little fences239Please respect copyright.PENANAjs8MuiTNw1
built to distract from burning anger239Please respect copyright.PENANAwjPVyxbn4v
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i'm just a windup toy,239Please respect copyright.PENANAVbhGd1rzEm
wound and wound until the string239Please respect copyright.PENANA5cvVjn6BAg
snaps239Please respect copyright.PENANAZBVTB9HCYN
and i'm not fun anymore239Please respect copyright.PENANAhozMNkFG5S
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all because my words delveintoincoherentbabbles239Please respect copyright.PENANANNgqSP37a7
when nervousness congeals in my gut239Please respect copyright.PENANAtGdq2JVm96
and anxiety chews at my lungs239Please respect copyright.PENANAIfpPIbQPwj
because i cry too easily239Please respect copyright.PENANAfazBMbmRdr
and i'm bad at following through239Please respect copyright.PENANAEQlO3PjfhA
with words spoken in drunken tiredness239Please respect copyright.PENANACQl853qW47
239Please respect copyright.PENANAlHuoQRaTkd
it's because i don't think before i speak239Please respect copyright.PENANAKXflFbJVw7
i let my tongue do all the work239Please respect copyright.PENANAv9clQk4t07
and my mind drifts away239Please respect copyright.PENANAfi5IPQqLAa
into worlds of different possibilities239Please respect copyright.PENANA8xfOjnbyhq
into worlds where i'm not just the peripheral friend239Please respect copyright.PENANA6rnSOnXHMF
239Please respect copyright.PENANAeAqO58JblN
silence isn't what i'm scared off, it's the silence239Please respect copyright.PENANAEZ5EpW9imH
at the end of a sentence239Please respect copyright.PENANAbnFT3COw27
and the words that fill in the gaps of what you say239Please respect copyright.PENANApSifGtHnOM
but hey, in the end, my screams all sound the same239Please respect copyright.PENANAFpmwj0UFVB
239Please respect copyright.PENANAcBHTkC50GK
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A poem a day
Published:
Mar 5, 2024
ENTRY #25
Day 8
Author:
syzygy

Published:
Mar 5, 2024
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