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Zainab Sayed

Laundry Day

Laura Dame

Are you sure it didn’t taste of daylight? That you never heard your favorite song popping like glee in the clamor of my wishful thinking? Put me in court and I’d swear that’s what you whispered to me in those shiny megaphone lines Frankly, I’m not sure you should believe all that you hear yourself say

It’s a funny feeling when the blinders are off and the tunnel vision becomes a kaleidoscope Did a few too many cartwheels maybe but no matter I’ve got my conclusion now and it suits me just the same:

You like to brush your fingertips against flower petals but say you hate the sweet smell I think that’s a little ludicrous but ok swell I asked for almost zilch which is all you bothered to bring As it turns out, you’ve never made a habit out of any thing

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Sloppy cross-stitch curses Slander in sly circles like standard Just exorcising a few shades of you from my ante-up brain It’s going swimmingly! I thought it was supposed to hurt when a splinter is removed But anyway, did you know? Other people also have pretty names

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