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a poem (things you can't say out loud)

By Aaron MorrisonPublished 6 months ago 1 min read

Words etched in

Like carved desks at school

Say

Fuck this place

And

Fuck you too

Got to be a better way

To express exactly what I’m feeling

But if I speak at all

Why are you so angry?

If inaction is my call

Why are you so lazy?

Battered back and forth between

Fuck you if you do

And rot in hell if you don’t

Labeled and lumped in

So you have a target to scream at

Deal with your own shit

And leave me out of it

Free VerseMental Health

About the Creator

Aaron Morrison

Mad Lib it:

Born during a (___natural disaster___), Aaron spends his free time exploring (___unusual location (plural) ___) and raising domesticated (___fictional creature (plural)___).

Author of Miscellany Farrago

insta: @theaaronmorrison

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