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whitetea
whitetea
May 24, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

plummeting

i am sure you are aware of the days
i have tucked into you

and the words which you helped
find their way home

you are first to me.

now your memory is fleshing out the spine,
and i am unlearning you
spoiling the last clumps of sugar


it is a horrible art.
— whitetea, May 24, 2009

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Region, Country: United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Chrystos, Mark Strand, Adrienne Rich, Naomi Shihab Nye, Rachel M. Simon, Donald Justice, Mary Oliver, Nikki Giovanni, Alice Walker, Bukowski, Mary Lambert

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Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

17 years ago

plummeting

whitetea, ~exceptionally written~ ______________________________________________________ Income-tax forms should be more realistic by allowing the taxpayer to list "Uncle Sam" as a dependent Anonymous
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onemorning85

16 years 11 months ago

Whoa. I love this. I loved

Whoa. I love this. I loved it from the first line. I wish I knew exactly what each line means to you. If you'd like to share I'd love to listen :D