‘absolution of blame’
you have mastered the art
of letting the slack from the rope
knotting the knot
and not caring if the limb will hold
when they swing
and they will swing
the noose never far from your hand.
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‘to forget’
i come home and find that
you’ve forgotten to shut the lights off
and when i remind you
you blame me for ill intent.
it’s simple, really
just remember
to shut the fucking lights off
and we wouldn’t have issues.
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‘molten’
i am molten
i am wretched
i am release
beneath a mouth
longing to burn.
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for my little lady…
‘paint-by-numbers’
little girl, you shoo the monsters standing
sentinel watch around my heart
and the steeds you tame
allow me to ride them beside you.
my elegant eternal sunshine
you erase horrors from my world
fill my soul with rainbow hues
of paint-by-numbers.
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‘come around, come undone’
hiding his face in his hands
vague insipid shudders
truth an ominously tamed
circular balance
inspired without cause;
ghosts raised by prohibited
ideals and explanations.
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‘taste’
you left your glass empty
my mind buzzing
like a june bug.
i almost filled it again
so i could taste
what you tasted
taste you;
let you linger on my tongue.
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‘a tragic drowning’
sweet child
you are lost
dying in the air you breathe
nightmares before your open eyes.
sleep, your only bliss.
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