I fear pain, but I wear it for the story
It's easier to love, when
the worst case is having a
funny story to retell at bars.
It makes more sense to believe, knowing
truth left untold will never
make it into the final edit.
It's almost too easy to draw blood,
when I tell myself the red is just
footnotes in my forgotten tale—
It's a relief to be forgetful when
I know my mind will kindly
fog the heartwrenching memories...
It sometimes worries me
when blood runs dry on my sleeves
and pain settles into a quiet itch—
that the footnotes will
drown my voice in the margins...
But it makes pain less monstrous
when I live my story
as a seagull skimming through the water.
Copyright © Jasmine Tsai | Year Posted 2025
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