There are words
weighing heavy on
my lips

But they don't budge,

they sit there
digging in their heels

resisting the urge
to be written

Bite-sized bits

Underwear
is aspirational
somedays

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A pencil is more reliable
but less permanent.

A tricky payoff, no?

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I don't dream about tornadoes anymore,

But I smoke now, sometimes.

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Maybe I should go find someone to fuck.

Is that what this is? Surrender?

Surrender.

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Is it possible to smell like anything
other than sweat
and mosquito spray here?

Human

How sad to be a camera.

They see death
and don't feel sad.

They watch people have sex
but don't get aroused.

They witness horrors
and don't scream out.

How sad to be a camera.

They see everything.
And feel nothing.

Lucky.