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My Body is of the Earth

I no longer seek gas or exhaust.

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Kick Ass Creativity/Assisted Suicide

I am terrible at dying.

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Boredom

I would rather wash dishes than intentionally bore someone.

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Sobriety

I was a door with a rusty lock and a broken bell.

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3rd Excerpt From Mind Emerging

Today, truth matters to me.

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2 Excerpt From Mind Emerging

When will I fall into myself?

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Grandmother

Wiggle the toes and prepare for flight.

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Depression Lifting

I use to not wake but wake, if that makes sense.

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Pens

It is cold in my skin.

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Words

Words are bees. They can produce honey or sting.

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Makeup

I want to be able to rub my eyes and scratch my face.

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Excerpt From Mind Emerging

Shame settles in like peeing accidentally in my pants.

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Leaving Depression Behind

A balloon will pop if too much pressure is applied.

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Death

Death greets us fiercely.

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God

The god in me is a small light that blazes in the creases of clouds.

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Psychogenic Pain

I have let go of the coin.

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Hospital Visit Number 19—Fourth Installment of Four

The Phoenix sun is strong, wood thrown onto an already burning fire.

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Hospital Visit Number 19—Third Installment of Four

Eventually, the toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

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Writing From the Zone

Writing is like having all the cherries line up on the slot machine.

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Hospital Visit Number 19—second installment of four

I am lost in sentences that remind me of mud.

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