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misaligned
My teeth are misaligned so my mother takes me to the orthodontist an awful middle-aged man he takes my teeth in his pliers and pulls and pulls and pulls until *poof* they're all gone every last one "All done!" he beams "A perfect smile."
religious
"I've never been religious," I said. "Well then it's a great time to start. Put your hands on your head and turn around." As if in a dream, I did as he told and heard a predatory click. Then one more.
revival
Revival of the greatest Master's glee Don't get caught in jubilee Revival of the master Slave's disgrace Don't get caught in cool embrace
armor
I build myself an armor of secrets but really it's an armor of tissue paper and with every word you whisper to me parts of it disintegrate flake off flutter around and form a vortex of comfort drawing closer to you and your sweet nothings pierce the final bit of chain link paper as I melt into you
deity
My deity is my love - It drives me, begs me to be perfect. Be selfless, be admiring. Use me unconditionally, It says.
undone
Underneath the wretched sun My evil laces come undone Caught like houseflies in a net I pray for when the sun will set.
angels
Angels appear differently for everyone. For me, my angels manifest themselves in the people I love. My family, my friends, my lover. They offer me a holy salvation that traditional angels could never deliver.
peripheral
Peripheral, that's me Constantly on the edge Never the focus Always the wallflower People see me Out of the corners of their eyes But they don't really see me Not ever They see my mistakes But they don't see me Constantly in the peripheral
acrobat
An acrobat in the bedroom. That's all she was. A body attached to a pair of lips, a blossom attached to a body. Not a woman, not a human, a pair of dark shadows under eyes.
unhinged
Losing sight of him, I began to become unhinged Hanging as if by a single fraying thread Snip snip SNAP Suspended in space for a single moment Before I fall Farther and farther from his outstretched hands Clearing vision, and I see he reaches not for me But for someone else Someone I used to be
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