all along
Mommy groomed Mefrom crib to bibto toddles and tantrumsHer favoritest kid she wanted a daughtershe had only sonsplucked from the […]
Say my name
Stripping downLike FranklTil they gas me Script is nowUntangledIf they ask, please Stacc. the vowelsIt’s J strappedWith a slashing ssh
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I Know a Secret
I know a secretDo you know it, too?Let’s trade stares and find out The next time we share room It’s a
Bedside Manner
I met a nurse with practical magic to share “Don’t cross your legs at the hairdresser,” she dared neath a
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Untrained Eyes
A donkey roams his pen at Camp BaduhmLashed black eyeballs bat away blood-swelled bugsWhile braying breath melts bale fulls from
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Dadding Defiantly
In frills for thrills High heels for weather Wherever we find grass together You know what? Pavement, too You don’t
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Ornamental
mindful you won’t brushmy blistered bladesI’ve sealed decay butI’m still toxic nearwound walls
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Tiny Token
I’ve learned to regret littleAnd nearly nothing fully Even so I’m discomposedWhen I weighThe fallow sapIn which I’ve indulgedInstead of
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Replies (to questions she’ll never ask me), pt I
To share the worst of me with strangers To keep the best of me For You.
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I Returned
Flippers washed you in whiteLike sterilityBut I know your disease like typhus in an infirmary Caulked in new porcelain vanitiesLike
Poked & Infringed.
I’ll never own one– Thelist of diagnoses is too long but take a Secondand review the 27 word AmendmentFire off
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Offing The Page
oh, there you are little lily-draped lightning bug brave boy battle born wriggling wild wrestler with your heart undone you’re
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For Those Who Deserve Vengeance: 2026
*This world has been cruel to me. I will have my vengeance.* For those who refuse to learn the cup
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Family Portrait
There was a trendIn the 90sAmong nuclear white familiesMostly At the mallAt a SearsOr JC PennyMaybe Painted facesChests pinned and