slipshod_masquerade
deb hang up the phone
withered smile upon these lips-
i can't hold out
anymore
i crumble to the countertop
while the kitten gazes up
and a sliver of what's been
sealed within
slips to the surface

but i'm not allowed to cry

i'm stronger than that~
or am i?
it took all my strength
this morning
to even get out of my bed-
i could curl up there
forever

i'm so tired
so dreadfully tired
but sleep eludes me
as easily as smiles do

four months
twelve days
thirteen hours
and this will all be over
or just beginning

however you want to look at it

still, too long
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what's it to you?
who go
blather
from