ampersand
every writer knows that you have to feel
what you're saying
for it to have meaning to anyone else.
they can sense the insincerity
the mcsquared experiments
i want to write about something other than you
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hodgepodge
el malecon-174 & bway
Chapstick 8
Aquariums
Sugar Scrubs
Apples
Socks
Frozen Yogurt
Jewelry that means something
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Everyone has imperfections but yours seem to be the common bare-minimum.
You cannot say the words that need to be heard
Words like
Sorry
I love you
I miss you
Are lost like coins in an old winter coat.
Sometimes lips can form these words
paper doilies and thick construction paper
pressed together with the hope that something will come of this.
the pads of thumbs squeeze and dab
a little glue,
sticky with confusion
sweet with intoxication,
a sprinkle of glitter that you won't appreciate.
we're standing on a path that i've only ever been on twice,
never with you.
but here in my mind, we're together.
i like when you speak truthfully
and speak the thoughts of my own heart
that i've been too meek to share.
if only you'd be interested in hearing how
out of all of the burning links
out of every sharp stud of gravel on my driveway
you're the only one that i gravitate towards.
fabric scraps
a record store in ithaca
frozen yogurt
socks
chapstick
aquariums
apples
piano keys
finger painting
it's only good when it hurts.
sorry to steal your thunder, john mellencamp.
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