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Thursday, October 22, 2020

Bite Down Hard



i imagine we ship off
imagine we stow away 
i imagine the barges come and go on the river

we stalk around undetected
we slippery rats among the rocks
our tails a dead giveaway 
that we are alive still
searching borders broken 
i imagine i held my finger 
 
to your mouth 
& you bite down hard enough
to draw blood
i am a feeding to you 
 
i never wanted to be rescued
but devoured. like any proper
woman i would you let me know
you love me 
by removing my eyes, my tongue, ears
cut off my hands and leave me
senseless

i will know then i am one
of the adored
one of the precious
one of the salivated for by the masses

put one part of me on social media and with 
enough likes, i become a real girl
a real girl, they said, oh yes

everyone knows if you want to be worth anything
you have to have followers and likes 
enough to fill your days
that's what life is really worth dying for 
 
what else could make us the inverse
of god 

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