She guarded us all.
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unreal
I look away from the words I write. They take so long and fall so short.
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How does someone die?
I promised myself to never make a promise I can’t keep.
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every day
I think about it every day.
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Clot and Scab
I groan oh yuck, I don’t want to read that.
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Monsters in there
It’s brave to know when you’re scared.
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Here’s mine
1 in 4 American women have had an abortion. Do you know four women?
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motherf—
I can’t imagine.
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that happened
Grown-ups are there to take care of you.
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Heart breaking
It’s OK.
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outsider idiot sheep
Why make it effortless to die?
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life will change
All the contradictions at once.
A year of unyielding extremes. -
labor of
Did you know I was staked in the desert.
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accoladen
We are more than our building.
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dour thoughts
There are things I will never recover. There are things I shouldn’t keep.
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Best Valentine Ever
Finally unleashed the valentine I’ve had in my head for years. Couldn’t not. Oh, my heart.
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Hand-Me-Done
I didn’t catch his name. His human didn’t have many teeth in her face.
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National Character Assassination
I don’t need to go through everything. I write this for me, not you, and plenty has been said already.
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The Mockingbird
We adopted Lafitte in January. Those PAWS! That tail. She’s a sweet girl and total monster, escape-artist, stealing food off the counter. We named her after a pirate, so it’s our own damn fault.
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Weltschmerz Doorbuster
I remember you. I took you in when you didn’t want me to. Shelter from the riders on the storm.
