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the writer.

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you can tell by my quivering voice
and mismatched breaths
that i am not a storyteller.

i was never meant to write.

i stretch these words until they snap
because i long to make them more lovely
than they are supposed to be.

i cannot settle for less than infinity,
less than insanity.

i cannot settle for reality,  
for the stupid stupid stupid echos in my bones,
for the parted lips that will never make a sound,
for me.

i cannot settle for honesty,
pure, clean, feather-light honesty,

so maybe i'm a liar and maybe that's a lie
but what more do i have
to hold close to me at night?
something old i found in my files.
seems legit.
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