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Cutbacks in a cutdown lowdown dirty home

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By Melissa IngoldsbyPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Cutbacks in a cutdown lowdown dirty home
Photo by Spencer Backman on Unsplash

I stuff my head with leftover pizza from the burnout burnt order last night, acrid with some fresh dirt to hear

My tears mock the pale carpet, drying as you walk over it with a fresh layer of

Cruel-cake; the texture is really nice for your skin as it crushes my organs like a meat-mallet

I taste you in my soul, it’s like a sweet tooth that fell out of your mouth, I’m starving for red meat sour gold

We got cut-backs from more cut-backs as I pretend I see my name on a future ticket for a home that doesn’t exist anymore.

fact or fiction

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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  • MD RUKEL MIAabout a year ago

    Nice

  • Omgggg, that last line was a kick in the gut! Loved your poem!

  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    Beautiful, heart-rending piece, especially the ending.

  • Babs Iversonabout a year ago

    Magnificent written!!! Love it!!!❤️❤️💕

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