From Speakin' Weird 12/07/17
( the First poem performed -)
Reflection:
How is it possible to hate yourself this much
But love yourself so much, too,
I asked.
Because you’re a narcissist,
He said.
I don’t know if I agree with this.
What I do know
I say inside of my own head,
Is that too often I wake up screaming
Because of the Things I left unsaid
The things I wantonly said
The sutures I didn’t receive...
Thursday 20th July 2017 3:41 am
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