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genuine pretender

blood dries black and bleeds red

By ⸘jason alan‽Published 2 years ago 1 min read
genuine pretender
Photo by Daniel Dan on Unsplash

a genuine person is capable -

no internalized external role.

i'm not confused about me;

i don't want to be authentic;

i'm genuinely not pretending.

it doesn't matter who you tell

when nothing about it is real.

what have you made space for?

i think that speaks for itself...

it isn't for me to prove or not.

consider giving it perspective

if you want this space to be safe.

let the world remain captivating.

blood dries black and bleeds red.

not impartial; the whole problem.

be one million different things,

each a contradiction of the last.

believe in love more than magic.

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About the Creator

⸘jason alan‽

:::WARNING:::

i am only responsible for what i say,

not for what you understand.

you may learn to be charmed by my [secret‽] discontent,

or you may not.

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  • Esala Gunathilake2 years ago

    It is a profound one.

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