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you look at me like i'm insane
i can't tell if i am
if I turned out to be psychotic
would I even be this self-aware?
i put on obnoxious amounts of chapstick
cotton candy or strawberry-flavored
it severely drys out my lips
but I know you'll think of me when you see it at the store
I always attempt to blow up my life
just because you left me again
you run ever...
Friday 22nd March 2024 2:02 pm
pistons by six
beat-up pickup trucks
as gray as the sky
pass by our house
as i stand on our front porch
our lawn
is patchy and uneven
our tree
is leafless and still
our ashtray
is full to bursting
i wonder if
it will rain soon
i step back inside
you are sitting
on the green couch
in the living room
your hands clasped
between your knees
i always thought
...Friday 22nd March 2024 7:02 am
supporting the economy
my worth is always fluctuating
you talk to me like I'm worth nothing
but when it's past nine pm I'm priceless
I can't tell if I'm a commodity
you told me you liked me out of the blue
it was almost out of impulse
like that pretty journal, you bought but never used
both are just things that are nice to have around
you didn't need to do that
you had plenty of things at home stuffed in yo...
Thursday 14th March 2024 1:23 pm
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