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shakespeares_sister
ferna Hello hello, turn the radio on
i missed you and you missed me
we find each other gone
our love is a strange thing
just when we think we've learned how to use it it's gone.

you know i haven't heard from you in a few days now and i wonder what you're doing
are you building back up to be with me again or are you just building away from me
letting me go
and moving on
with your life
trying to forget

but you know, the next time we talk i will tell you to leave
i have to, you have to go
i need a barrier around me from you
i need to dodge and weave, i need to go

i need to have blind eyes for you
deaf ears
numb tongue

i need to sew up my lips
to cut out my stomach
to slice my throat.

i will think of your hair as tendrils
of your body as dented and warped
of your legs as spidery
of your heart as caged

i will see you in love and burn and burn
i will hear you laugh and wince
i will try to stifle the pain of missing you
i will cry to sleep alone

i forgot others, you know
the tough touch of their skin
their bodies in mine

and i will forget you too
whether i ever love you again
our lives together have an expiration date
like so many cans of pineapple
i won't choke them down to forget you
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