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.38  ways to say i love you

 

Its blackness shone as a terribly familiar contrast & that gaping maw
matched the pit of your eyes perfectly
I always did love those storm cloud eyes
even when they didn't belong to you

the earth still spun as our children slept
flimsy doors & drywall illusions
tucked them in each night
better than I ever could
& the only gift I had left to give them
was survival.... because love
wasn't enough

I watched the ghosts flit in & out
of a .38 (caliber) hole above a rickety ceiling fan
each clack of the blades
becoming an incessant reminder
that no matter how many holes
the wind blows through

there isn't an easy way out
 
Written by Kasai
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