paracetamol

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cave monster teeth; paracetamol smile

you said when you left i should wait for a while

beneath rolling thunder and skies made from gold

til' all tulips wither and summer grows cold



so i'll gather my things and leave you in the snow





when i get home i'll hang all of the shirts

that fell from your knapsack and into the dirt

bake rosemary pies for all tenths of the hour

leave them on the porch for blackbirds to devour


and i'll build you a cairn from the pottery shards





beyond all the runes, all the totems and stone

beyond every skeleton, carcass and bone

in bellies of beasts ever shuddered and bled

at the end of all nowheres where every road led


though the will-o'-wisps march on the edge of the dark





when ailing winds harken the vile winter's end

and marigolds blossom when spring come again

i'll take down the letters and polaroid vignettes

perhaps it's simply kinder to forget.















a/n: WHAT IS THIS EVEN

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