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Murder my words

Bleed out

By Melissa IngoldsbyPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
Murder my words
Photo by Loren Cutler on Unsplash

I want to murder my words

Murder them

Good

I want to kill each thought

Each stupid feeling it evoked

I’m not going to be sorry

Or feel regret

They’ll bleed and bleed

And I’ll be fine

Drowning in my undulating hubris.

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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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