shallow breaths

the sun comes down a little earlier around here
a hemisphere away and winter’s setting in
but i stopped feeling the cold
a while ago

it used to sting, stickily fresh
but now the wound’s healing
knitting together with paralyzing heat

with suffocating heat
just let me breathe

just
let me

i unzippered my chest the other day
let out the butterflies behind my ribcage
spilled sparrowsong from my wrists
good god, i’m finally free

you guys
are all
just
shallow believers

you guys are all
just

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written m2apr2012.

another favorite of mine and my fans.

i like writing stuff about dying.

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Author: korey

minnesotan writer/musician. View all posts by korey

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