inside

nothing moves but me
floating on my back
over myself
holding me up
and pulling me down
i like it here
it’s deeper than a universe
[...]

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drip

drip
drip
i heard them falling
word by word
from ten tightly turned faucets
drip
drip
falling through the days and nights
across years creating
little puddles on papers
i couldn’t clean up
couldn’t, wouldn’t
explain.
drip
drip
I’ve tried everything
everything to keep them from contaminating
friendships and family
and whatever goodness I find
turning tighter and tighter
ten faucets my taciturn heart
yearned to shut up forever.
drip
drip
So tired of fighting
fighting and failing
the incessant
drip
drip
of ten [...]

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Vignettes

holding the weight of the world’s sadness
in my palm
without a prayer
breathing love out
in tired, circular sentences
he never understood
one by one
aching, tired fingers
forgot why they were holding on
and let go
here I am
dancing with wild daffodils
writing answers to riddles
as riddles to answer
questions no one is asking
: )

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