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I step on the corners of your smile. [for jacob]
by Jolie JordanI can't collect enough solidarity
or figure out how
You make me break free midway
through a sentence-
Sleep spent on wet pillowcases
even up, straighten up, step up,
WAKE UP. (have you woken up sunshine?
are you thinking of me? or existing perfectly?
the last of the two, I'm sure.)
Give me a reason to say no
or give me a reason to give in.
I can only pretend you're not there
for so long
before
my eyes crack and the lids break away
and this time you won't be able
to grin your way out of it, darling. 10/20/2006 Author's Note: There is nothing good here.
Posted on 10/20/2006
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