Like Augustus, I fear oblivion When I should pass.

I died on Tuesday. My soul floated up Above my milky corpse, And I smiled. I saw my family,

Can you hear it? It is the cry of the poor. Their howling curls inside of my h… It pains me as if I were one of t… But, I am.

I forget how to love When I’m gritting my teeth Because I’m a fucking hole/ Nothing’s coming out of my mouth n… Because I don’t love my mom,

I sing of a new carol Which starts silly giggles As a speeding blue carriage Runs merrily through the dark.

I don’t understand. I don’t understand the cruelty The darkness The fear This choking feeling.

You met me in the winter When I was a petal, Something you desperately wanted t… You loved me in the summer, Underneath the palm oil trees

Sam said, “Get over it.” As if I could Just climb a tree. Sam said,

Someone’s teaching me to give up. It’s like unrequited love, But we’ll break up in the end. I’m showing myself to give up When I see how I fall asleep in c…

I am a plummeting plane. I see the clouds go past, And I close my eyes, sometimes, But I still feel where I’m going. Sometimes, I feel that

There’s always a morning, But there’s the night, too. Every faith has a savior, But the devil always follows suit. There will be spring,

In my house, You don’t ask questions. The whispers from mom and dad Signal you to a hiding place. In my house,

That red ribbon is so wrinkled. Rouge like blood Or rushing anger Or a blaring stop sign. It’s crumpled:

What does it feel like on the day… Does it hurt? Today, I have just realized that, And it burns. It has burned the piece of my hear…