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Sitting on a Shelf

I put you in a frame today
Pretending to feel all that I spew.
Gave you a little respect,
Because you're somebody I once knew.

They tell me it wasn't your fault
The dreadful things he did.
How your body was not your own,
And the aches you cannot rid.

Words are hard to speak
With his body forced against yours.
Next day feel like his stench
Is dripping out your pores.

So I put you ...

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Restoration

Today I took a bath.
Turned the lights down low.
Cold drink.
Lo-Fi beats.
Pax.
Today I took a bath.
The water steaming hot.
Face mask.
Bath bomb.
Relax.
Today I took a bath.
Recover from the day before.
Clean body.
Candles lit.
Lilacs.

Backdated 1/25/19

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What Color Do You Feel Like Today?

Today, 

I feel like the color Blue. 

 

It seems like every day, 

I feel like the color Blue. 

 

You may ask, 

how do you know 

what Blue feels like? 

 

It's when you're sitting alone 

in the Blue room 

of your one bedroom apartment 

contemplating your whole existence. 

 

Blue is when 

you don’t feel good about yourself, 

when you don’t  

feel l...

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