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the shadow self wants to dance

i’m here, nor there, sometimes everywhere
a storm brewing

inside i’m darker
i’ve sailed these seas before

repetition becomes habit 
take me back to simpler times

an early childhood memory
just one day when i didn’t allow myself to be consumed

by ruminating
i collect my thoughts

after time i realize the tea is hot, and it makes me anxious
and that i’m really just a hoarder

a collector knows what she likes to collect
to hold onto what’s fallen behind you can kill you 

i don’t want to be stuck, but how does one move forward?
some days i wonder why i envy the pretty sunflowers

to be authentic is a destination
the shadow self wants to dance

the land though the wardrobe
i’d like to see it one day

I’ve stopped caring if the world likes me
with age comes a ‘no ****'s given’ attitude 

red mohawk
punk rocker girl i don’t think about you too much

try hard, or don’t try at all
either way, the end is coming

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