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grow up they said
here's what it is to be an adult
you pay off your credit cards
and a day later, your hot water heater is no longer working and is leaking all over your garage
you didn't bother to research options
so when you finally realize you can get a cheaper alternative to your fancy coffee drink
you've probably 'wasted' at least $75. on coffee.
you buy things on other peoples' recommendations
and are quickly disenchanted
either with the things, the people, or just buying things in general
you stop hearing
or is it listening
and the magic settles into your bones instead of your eyes
and sparks up at new moments, the baby's laugh,
the way you
Literature
Muse
i yell at the clouds between sunrise dreams
their whispy constellations forming unresolved patterns
that hide and wink with conspiracy
"the devil is in the details"
she said,
but her voice is more whisper than sound
and I wonder if she was ever really here
i climb into bed and close the sheets behind me
to lock away the day
hiding my fears behind the substance of sleep and repetition
"identity is not who you are"
she said,
"but what you do"
and her voice is more thought than whisper
and I wonder if she was ever more than me
Literature
It's all over the news
It's all over the news, bad news.
It comes and goes in heavy waves, and
your aunt has cancer.
It seems lately that all you do is lose
yourself, always seeing graves because
it's all over the news. Bad news:
this year is still ongoing. It's true
it feels unstoppable, and by the way
your aunt has cancer—
a snake-noose tightening grooves
into her neck and throat, giving it
its all. Over the news, bad news,
you have coffee and chatter moodily—
because what else can you do when told
your aunt has cancer—
Stare silent at the menus, choose
the easiest meal to stomach, because
it's all over. The news, bad news:
your aunt has ca
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