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Words Around My Neck MAG
October 8, 2014
I carry your words around my neck,
a bead necklace with tendrils curling
into my ears.
A steady stream of all the
sentences you’ve gushed at me
over the years.
I carry your words around my neck,
a collar holding me back from
the decisions you wouldn’t approve of.
The invisible leash always
tethering me to wherever you are.
I carry your words around my neck,
a chain whose weight
pulls me ever deeper into the earth
until I am small,
making you feel tall.
Eventually, the weight of
your words around my neck
will choke me.
© Anonymous
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