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Rubies
I can't stay here,
I'm doubled back.
Shotgun pressed deep in
my ribs, and I won't forget that
It's hard to please feelings deep-set
like rubies in the ocean
glistening with scarlet dripping
out of this mess.
Just another feeling
sunken in my chest
backbone snapped
this ships mast has
snapped off and
it will not mend the same
as it did back then, but
I can't stay here
and we all knew that,
didn't we?
I'm doubled back.
Shotgun pressed deep in
my ribs, and I won't forget that
It's hard to please feelings deep-set
like rubies in the ocean
glistening with scarlet dripping
out of this mess.
Just another feeling
sunken in my chest
backbone snapped
this ships mast has
snapped off and
it will not mend the same
as it did back then, but
I can't stay here
and we all knew that,
didn't we?
Published 4th Jul 2024
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