poem #1- unstable

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my hair is a mess

i'm in over my head

and i just don't know what to do 

anymore.


my life is fraying

like the edges of a worn blanket

and with one small tug

everything could fall apart.


i'm walking on a tightrope,

please, please

don't knock me off.


written december 7, 2014

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