A truth you did not want to know can rot & grow mold in the pit of your stomach, can sour every taste you’ve ever had, can cast a stench so bad you forget you’ve ever known a sweet thing.
Evelina Todorovahar citeretfor 2 år siden
I once heard a rumor
that goldfish have an evolutionary gene
where they’ll only develop as big as the tank they’re put into.
They need space to stretch. And I wonder if
Twin and I are keeping each other small.
Taking up the space that would have let the other grow.
Leslye Nohelyhar citeretfor 8 måneder siden
When your body takes up more room than your voice
you are always the target of well-aimed rumors,
dust bynhar citeretfor 2 år siden
Maybe because I can’t keep the billboard frown off my face,
the one that announces I’d rather be anywhere but here.
dust bynhar citeretfor 2 år siden
Like she’s used to shouldering her way
through any assumptions made about her.
dust bynhar citeretfor 2 år siden
And the poem was actually for you.
I thought it would be cathartic
to write something beautiful for yourself.”
dust bynhar citeretfor 2 år siden
Like we saw and were seen.
And how crazy would it be
if I did that for someone else?
Eugeniahar citeretsidste år
Dreams are like the pieces of fluff that get caught in your hair; they stand out for a moment, but eventually you wash them away, or long fingers reach in & pluck them out
Eugeniahar citeretsidste år
I am beginning to learn
that life-altering news
is often like a premature birth:
ill-timed, catching someone unaware,
emotionally unprepared
& often where they shouldn’t be:
Eugeniahar citeretsidste år
He must have realized
his laugh was like one of those paper shredders
making a sad confetti of my hopes.
He did not apologize.
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