We both filled our buckets with water Struggling to stop this ship from sinking But you weren’t working as hard as you said you were Instead you spent your time making tinny pricks As you stabbed the floorboards while I wasn’t looking So I kicked… Read More
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Language Barrier
I have fared the best out of the group Although I went through the most I got away with the least amount of scars I remind myself of this every time I find it hard to connect When I wonder why the majority of people… Read More
It Didn’t Just Happen Overnight
It didn’t just happen overnight It wasn’t all of a sudden that the word zernone lost its taste Or that the sound of a deep E on the bass stopped looking like a purple sunset Or that the number 33 lost its roundness in touch… Read More
Body Permitted
Reserving our bodies solely for sex is over-sexualizing We are emotionally and on occasion physically naked In front of our lovers, relatives and friends We understand our bodies serve a purpose As we understand that clothing sometimes doesn’t At times when I wear jeans I… Read More
Precedence
Funny how many people have completed the highest levels of education, yet live with poor health or without ever seeing the world To be important only within the constructs of our society is to be the smartest and most ignorant simultaneously To have broadened our… Read More