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FrayedHeartString

Published: Sep 18, 2011

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you could stitch me to your toes
take me along as your shadow
just like peter pan
except i'm not nearly as clever as wendy
your eyes have seen everything
in this wide universe
they are old eyes
sad eyes
i think i keep my nails blue
because they remind me of your adventures and
all the times you tried your best
i would give just about anything to escape
from the concrete walls
of my school
they are so suff-
suffoc-
suf-
suffocating
sorry, i just couldn-
coul-
couldn't
breathe
it's just that i know i could be doing so much more
than trigonometry or writing essays
about how i feel about my life in which i only ever
lie
you see
i want everything
i am the schoolchild who wants the whole universe
and i'm reaching out my fingers
just to grasp onto anything that i can
because
i want to do anything but this
i want to live

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