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what you need
January 8, 2013
better fitting jeans
lips that look less like pale puckered scars
a jawline less like the edge of a bridge
less chlorine in your oasis eyes
less shouting when no one is listening
less heat in your body
less
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boy, you’re really swell. like swollen wounds, like bloated festering blisters, like maggot-ridden bubbling burns, like you. you are so swell.
© Andrew S., Pompton Plains, NJ
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