A Travesty of Words

bits | pieces | fragments

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pills have been parceled

and little cups filled

as they prepare

our daily dose

that numbs us

to the world.

—RTG

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and a wave of shadow

washes over me

as a yearning heart becomes

another lost dream

fed to an angry sea.

—RTG

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the storm washed away

the empty pain

as ten thousand tears

fell like hot rain.

—RTG

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and we

leave our stars

in the hearts

of others

in the hope

that we find

a safe home

for our love.

—RTG

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If I die today,

above all else,

remember how much

I loved.

—RTG

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sometimes

our memories

are all that we have

to keep the shadows

from consuming us whole.

—RTG

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in stillness

we breathe in,

though the burden

compresses our chests

and the air stings

heavy scars into our skin,

still, we breathe in

as we pretend to dream.

—RTG

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in you

i become

the shape

of we.

—RTG

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we sailed

for salvation,

but sunk

into oblivion.

—RTG

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i am faded –

a lost whisper

within the fog.

—RTG

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from below

a river rumbles

as every tear

thunders against

the clutched stones

aimed at our hearts.

—RTG

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and we pour ourselves

into the empty bodies

we know will leave us

broken and undone.

—RTG

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and a star

worn with worry

lingers

inside my head

as i swim

through a sea of

angry bees

that sting me ev-

'ry time

my shadow bleeds.

—RTG

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at the jagged edge

of an endless storm

where a one-sided love

becomes an ocean of tears

i melt into you

as the lonely dead

beg their hearts to remain

buried beneath faraway stars.

—RTG

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with a faded smile

and a haunted heart

i held my dreams

high above my head

as i bled into

the different parts

of myself.

—RTG

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as midnight etched memories

into my imperfect skin

i felt the fear of thunder

reverberate through old wounds

and knew my time in starlight

would end with the dew of dawn.

—RTG

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bury me

in what remains

of these dreams

before the stars

fade into dawn

and our moment

becomes a memory

lost in the sun.

—RTG