You know, it was there for as long as I could remember. As a kid I’d be sitting around, coloring or doing math or something. And then, bam, it rears its head and this heat just bubbles up. And this heat, it, it kind of morphs into something human, you know? And it’s like this lava inside me, tha...
I hate the dark because of the things I am
Almost positively certain I can see.
The monsters that try to hide behind my clothes
And blend into the dark. But their clear features
Give them away. Their sharp and scary claws.
Their eyes as black and deep as wells.
I abhor the shadows it
Puts i...
He sighs her sweet smoke
flicks the ash off,
smashing it against a table,
killing her fire.
He leaves her in the ashtray, he exits,
forever keeping her vulnerable.
Only half of her remains,
No one willing to take
someone else's used up cig....
I'd like to say we met at the homecoming dance
But my Sneakers squeaked too much
And he was too curious
Because Shoes make sounds that grate on nerves
In a way that lets you know they are here
I'd like to say that we both fell in love
Staring into each other's eyes as we passionately –...
gently i touched his lips.
i
slowly
poured
down
his
throat
burning
everything
in
my path
with a Warm Exquisite Fire
That disintegrated, burned away
Past wounds with liquid amber.
But I wasn’t always his un-pre...
Therefore, she bit into the apple.
Almost immediately,
Red sprang onto her face.
Wails of humiliation, dissapointment.
She clothes herself in greenery and
He stumbles toward her, kissing her
Body flush with mistake. Disregards the
Clear horror in her eyes, the
Fruit in her hand, and p...
It was funny because just over twelve hours ago, we were laughing with each other through our phones. I can still remember the last things we said to each other.
‘So you’re going to be okay, right?’
‘Of course, but I’ve got to go now…’
It still passes through my mind, and it’s fu...
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