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Reality Barbie

she came to me in tears penetrated by molesting looks and stairs her breath misted the mirror she obsessed over weight was always felt upon her heavy hardened brow she stretched her arms around me and wept vomiting her soul and burning the calories of sorrow away my comfort was obese and mocking as I trembled under her gargantuan blubbering and my heart began to fall why must we conquer this fanatic feat up treadmills and through shopping malls sliding between large and insignificant to rock on our backs to crunch out the pain of childish teasing and social imagination

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007




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