Don’t Forget Me

by | Jan 12, 2023 | Poetry

If you hate me
just tell me
so I can know when to stop kindling
the white coals
burning the skin off my chest,
the aroma of burnt flesh
circulating in my room,
my smoldered bones lying there
waiting for someone else to pick up the pieces.

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3 Comments

  1. natalie

    this is really good!!!

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  2. Anonymous

    real.

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  3. Geni

    real.

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