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Boo

Inspired by Fleabag

By Melissa IngoldsbyPublished 2 days ago 1 min read

death is not an imploded star

Or a warped galaxy that swoons into a black hole

The poets are jerking themselves off when they describe death like that I think

But death, really… It’s you, Boo, a blonde-wreck of a mess, a mess I created

Your death is my choke-hold that I selfishly carried like a prison

I look into the mirror as I notice I am

Choking myself with the strewn mass of my animalistic organs, a sacrifice you’ll never receive

Oh Boo, I failed you

I failed you

I fucking failed you.

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About the Creator

Melissa Ingoldsby

My work:

Patheos,

The Job, The Space Between Us, Green,

The Unlikely Bounty, Straight Love, The Heart Factory, The Half Paper Moon, I am Bexley and Atonement by JMS Books

Silent Bites by Eukalypto

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarrana day ago

    This was so sad and beautiful at the same time 🥺❤️

  • Jazzy 2 days ago

    this show was such a masterpiece and your piece would have been words said in it BRILLANT

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