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i need to stop being [apologetic]
My ability to love
It’s the flatlining of a latex balloon
I float for an hour
And then I am gone
Why can’t I stay near the ceiling
My rubber insides melt as I drift upwards
Getting too close to the sun (lightbulbs)
And then I am melted and stored in a glass bottle
Chamomile smoke and pressed petals
Firmly trapped in the thick transparent
The lemon seeds sprout eagerly
Will you divine the ground and find the water,
We have established permanent settlements in each other.
It’s the flatlining of a latex balloon
I float for an hour
And then I am gone
Why can’t I stay near the ceiling
My rubber insides melt as I drift upwards
Getting too close to the sun (lightbulbs)
And then I am melted and stored in a glass bottle
Chamomile smoke and pressed petals
Firmly trapped in the thick transparent
The lemon seeds sprout eagerly
Will you divine the ground and find the water,
We have established permanent settlements in each other.
Published 15th Sep 2021
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15th Sep 2021 6:34pm
23rd Sep 2021 11:52am
I like this and the image of permanent settlements in each other. Now, maybe the image is blooming rather than rising hot air:)
