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Look, this spot has existed for like 11 years. I like A LOT OF SHIT. Deal with it. Also, hi! This is an inclusive, safe space. -> Ace, non-binary, fucks with coffee & succulents

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all my pressed petals for you grief arrives barefoot,feral, gripping tight your throat —a spirit bereftprompt: “grief arrives barefoot” poet: loisofthehearth (instagram)

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july haiku: 1/31

friends, it’s that time again! this year’s challenge will be a bit more low-key. i’ve made this announcement elsewhere but not on the blog: i’m having open heart surgery at the end of the month! but until then, there’s plenty of poetry to keep me busy. so without any further ado, here is the first haiku of july! inspired by the prompt “l is for the way we linger” from lovewithalyssa on…

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constellations

bug face

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gateway to my heart

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what a wonderful world

primary/primary asters in the sun transformation

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sunday smalls

just thiswe sitside by sidein companionable silenceat the edge of the world;my head on your shoulder,we breathe in timeand watch the stars fallinto the inky ocean

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collection update!

oh, hello the last time i printed my poems, it was on a dot matrix printer 👵🏼 i have them in a folder and yes, some of them are still attached to one another!🫟 collection work begins in earnest, a little later than i anticipated. (and now further delayed because i ran out of INK)🫟 theme? love and longing in a time of despair ❤️⏳🫟 it’s entirely DIY and mostly a challenge to myself. i truly hope i…

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too many gods buried under too much rubble

what an endless malaise, this lifefull of sinners and saintsgod dressed in ragsburied beneath rubblea double rainbowa field of flowers noddingunder a golden sun

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bleed me blood orange dry

🌅 desire is a sunriseblood orange trailing acrossthe face of nighthe is a silver stallionveins standing likemountain ridges dividinghis territorieshe rampages across the hours whereno sun touches my facethrough the fires of dawnsilver coat gleamingiridescent in the first golden rayof light

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high tide or low tide

te espero i saw you in the sand todayperched on the thin lipof a shell the sizeof my pinky nail you were waiting for the surf to sweep you away

high tide or low tide

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house of the holy

i wear your medallion around my neck devotion pours from every cella deluge of worshipthe unworthy bathed in the sapphire tearsof a holy goddess

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writing on leaves requires a delicate hand

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it’s never over

love is rebellion – jeff buckley

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punctuality

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details to come*

making an electronic baby *as soon as i figure them out

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31/31

not a pretty girl thirty-one flavors.one less than ani but stilla damn fine bargain

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30/31

migratory birddo you feel the shifting wind?chase the horizon

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