pet_rock
raze
it
wasn't
a
pet
,
really
.
it
was
more
of
a
desperate
attempt
at
gaining
some
traction
in
a
life
that
wasn't
yet
my
own
.
i
found
this
grey
mass
of
minerals
somewhere
.
about
the
size
of
my
fist
.
smooth
and
freckled
and
almost
a
sphere. bald
like
him
.
i
scribbled
his
name
on
what
i
felt
was
the
forehead
and
threw
the
rock
around
.
an
effigy
of
the
man
i
feared
and
hated
most
.
i
wanted
to
crack
open
what
i
knew
was
impenetrable.
but
all
the
thing
ever
did
was
hurt
whatever
it
touched
.
just
like
him
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from