The tap water is unusually acidic today
Singing the hairs along my arm
The tap water is unusually acidic today
Stinging the flesh upon my bones
My nails are unusually red today
Sharpie ink running down my arm
My nails are unusually red today
Sorry feelings in my heart
My skin is unusually brown today
Leathery lips pulled under my teeth
My skin is unusually brown today
Lecherous words in my ears
My hair is unusually black today
Darker than my melanin
My hair is unusually black today
Darting through my hands
My reflection is unusually mean today
Her white skin perfect and clear and untouched
My reflection is unusually mean today
Her white skin pulling at the corner of her mouth
The tap water is unusually acidic today
Singing the gashes along my arm
The tap water is unusually acidic today
Stinging the open nerves upon my bone
My life is unusually pointless today
I have no country to call my own
My life is unusually pointless today
I have no face to call my home
My name is unusually hopeless today
I have no syllables that translate well
My name is unusually hopeless today
I have no one that will translate it all
My body is unusually useless today
I have no features that can blend
My body is unusually useless today
I have no beauty that can trend
My reflection is unusually mean today
Her eyebrows furrowed into a straight yellow line
My reflection is unusually mean today
Her eyes focused into a round blue glare
The tap water is unusually acidic today
I scratched myself and I cried
The tap water is unusually acidic today
I cut myself and I lied
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PoesiaAngst /äNG(k)st/ noun a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general. informal a feeling of persistent worry about something trivial.
