literature

if only for a second

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Truth before the fleet
fantasy:

lifeboats scare the calm sea, so
you write tragedies
inside matchbook covers; slip them
in strangers' coat pockets. and wonder

when will I be saved

--

One day,
in the thin valleys of your cheekbones
I'll trace an outline for catharsis.

You'll forget that you remember.
© 2014 - 2024 nawkaman
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maxnort's avatar
ok. here's where this takes me:

I used to leave messages on the sugar packets in restaurants. actually, on the blue and pink artificial sweetener packets.

usually along the lines of "Susan Powter is the insanity".

secretly, I have made similar changes to my life and diet. I just didn't like the way she looked.