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red light misfits

i, no victim

By ⸘jason alan‽Published 9 months ago 1 min read
red light misfits
Photo by Old Youth on Unsplash

the sufferer who hates to be thought of as a victim

the witness who knew before we did

and the narcissist who couldn’t care less

none of them know the difference

the bloom doesn’t come back from wilted

smell the flowers, cause who else will

between me, myself, and i

we're all good friends with plenty of benefits

except that i can be a dick sometimes

me, myself wants to know

why i won’t stand on business

no acceptions

no place for handstands

or, is it just because

Uranus is a disruptive planet

we don’t wonder what i get out of it

pride bruises my ego

mistakes hurt less than ignorance

it's not like i know the future

but my next step is my worst foot forward

so know to take an extra minute now

save myself for the later hours

red light misfits

38, 5’11, 130, bottom/vers-ish

some medicine kills us

whatever the limit is

push it, relentless

i, no victim of my lust

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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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