shelter in leaves, under trees // poem

By: burgundy bug

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Weeds and roots

Source: Woodsy Walk 03 | Penelope Peru Photography

adam’s apple rots while eve seeks shelter in leaves, under trees,

while internet gurus preach crystals and herbal teas are the key to some supposed inner peace,

please,

i can’t appease the referees on my shoulders,

even when i’m baring the weight of the world’s boulder,

bolder ambitions carve craters in my shoulder blades,

my body aches, my legs shake, i resort to getting baked,

twice, thrice,

i smoke in an attempt to turn goliath into mice,

i lay down to smoke after throwing up last supper,

i exhale memories of that summer,

i tried to walk on water with cinder blocks for shoes,

today, i can’t help but wonder why i still get blue over an inability to recognize you,

err, me, i guess. this face always feels so out of place.

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