Probably not as funny as I think I am
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i had to turn my wine into water, or else, i would drown my life.
By Chloë J.3 years ago in Poets
burned away my old life; in the dust, found something I could hold on to.
we both know we tried to close our eyes to the sparks ‘twixt us-still felt flames.
“the calm waters in your voice didn’t call to the wild wind in my own.”
pretended my pen was a match so that I could set the world on fi…
wine heaviness set my tongue ablaze with harsh words that I didn’t mean.
mirror refracted sun-tether, one wrong angle, and the whole house burned.
I don’t know when the fire in me went out. I just know that it’s gone now.
maybe if we lay perfectly still, the green earth will grow around us.
Five words, so quickly took the wind right out of my frightened, hopeful sails.
ten extinguished flames. smoke cleared, he thought-I outlived my older brother.
waltzing on hot coals didn’t hurt anymore-we were used to the pain.
