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I worship what will kill me
Exhaling through the slits in my skin
Inhaling my sins and swallowing shame
Hell is real and it rots in my brain
Always reaping what I’ve sown,
Bringing myself down to degrees I’ve never known
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It always hurts and one day it will win
If only my cold eyes could weep
For these things that should not be
I don’t want to stay here anymore, even for your sake
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greenhug
05:11
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Sun burst through dancing leaves
Greenhug earthiness
Orange blossoms
The scent of happiness
I peeled myself so gently to you
Greenhug earthiness and ambient willow branches
Gave labor to tears
Gave joy to slaloming tears
I feel so many knots in our tangled hair together
I never want today to end and to forfeit our time together
Please tell me why there are so many knots in the pit of my gut
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peace be still
03:03
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Peace be still for a while
What does it mean to be happy?
Things I thought I knew when I was young
Peace be still for a while
In the end I will die
In the end I will be
More than a thought
I will live on and love still
My joy will not be tethered to fleeting things
Peace be still for a while
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every time
02:40
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Again, I broke a promise I could not keep
Again, you forgave me
Shaking with courage, I knew this is where I belong
Rattled to the bone, fearful of your sweetness
A sadness I can’t erase
All alone on your face
But despite my failures
You still choose me
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i have seen you and i
01:16
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I have seen you and I
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Sweet, melancholic, pink catharsis
I love you just the way you are
We are machines
Traversing our flesh and blood,
Bone and dreams through generations
Of starspun bodily trauma
That does not know the bounds
Of any earthly love
You are the sound
Of lips caressing
And arms holding warm bodies
And every time I hear that sound
My spirit blossoms
So irresistibly
My cold heart pines for your ardent sweetness
This may be my last breath
But I want you to know
That you made it all worthwhile
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