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well my skin ran off

yeah yeah

I see you bent over laughing

at the sight of it

but I’m stone faced

it’s a big deal

my skin ran off

it found out

everyone I knew was dead

and I was dead too

it found out I was living

in memories and hoping for

the grotesque and terrible

to return

I had planned a banquet

if you must know

when I found out I was dredging

the only sea that ever gave

me life

the only sea that willingly

let fat healthy fish

wash up on my shores

I almost sent you a letter at

midnight covered in fish oil

and spit and blood

asking why things were the

way they were

but I realized

before my tongue sealed it

you would have thought

I was just like I was

a depressive

quick to solve problems through

drinking and sad eyes

and somber mornings

a romantic right after

my dick goes soft

I’m trying to write this

essay to get into graduate

school near you

but I’m fascinated by this man

sitting across from me

his jawline and his wife

dark haired and prone to

talking with her hands

maybe you’ll know

what I’m talking about