LII. all these girls

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and all these girls
with their anorexic smiles
make me smile --
we're one and the same
in this and that way.

and i know
whatever bad i do
that they are here with me.

and i smile
at the shine of my spine
when in the fading light
we hold each other's hands
and she sings;

don't worry, my baby's
fine in the sordid moonlight --
and we're all sunken in tears
in this and that way

and i stagger on my bruises
sutures that have the hue of infection --
i feel feminine arms around me
and see our bones sticking
through us and the scaffolding
of ribs that disjoint --

and we sway, there is no shame
in our empty mouths;
there is no shame about our skeletal
cheeks that blush violent blue
under those guys' wandering eyes --

and we sway, there is no shamein our empty mouths;there is no shame about our skeletal cheeks that blush violent blue under those guys' wandering eyes --

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(15/03/2017)

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