fingers intertwined
don’t misinterpret it
for something different than what is said
a smile on the sly
hope unwarranted
by the dictator that is this condition
take this to heart
it’s a cinch to force a laugh
but these unbidden grins
are all your fault
a joker shouldn’t expect hearts
a suit not tailored
and yet i’ve always been a fan
of frayed strings
i did not want this
it happened anyway
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written m6jun2011.
back when this poem actually meant something to me, i didn’t like it. after five and a half years’ distance, i’m more fond of it.
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idiography 