poor thoughts

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penny for your thoughts

some days i find that my ribs act more like the ribbons of a deadly corset, tightening until it becomes too difficult to breathe

penny for your thoughts

some days the smile i assume cracks with every stab of sharpness i feel in my chest

penny for your thoughts

some days the memories i've never dared to share creep in with a cunning kind of darkness,
luring my thoughts to the edge of a cliff over stormy waters

penny for your thoughts

some days are becoming more frequent

and that scares me because those days are the only days i feel anything at all

penny for your thoughts

there's a part of me that whispers that i might actually be honest with someone

but, instead, i bite my tongue and gift them with a smile

because not even i would pay a penny for my thoughts

- rory

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