Vital

By -bites

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it is vital
the will of instinct
i've learned to bite the hand that feeds me
i whisper to the dead things
a mime that likes dialogue
a good hard look
hang a photo of me
nicotine haikus
i'll let you leave the mark
deer in the headlights
tequila
what color do you bleed?
coerced
i believe her
this isn't love
lost and found
build it beautiful, break it badly
cherry red
in came the wind, thunder, lightning, and rain
i raised you differently
no art in mourning
is your spirit still heavy
misogyny laced beer
my father
child with a grudge
a kingdom becomes a cardboard box
with one phone call
open book
i cleaned up the incense ashes
the war of a step forward
rusted gears
palms caked in dried clay
signs of a struggle
writing with meraki
mountain magic
it takes a village
trailer park
moments gone cold
your appalachian tongue
his children
in the closet
coming out is survival
pastel pink and vulgar graffiti
ticking time bomb
distorted self portrait
you're no coward
it is tradition
when the ice caves
when she leaves

mining helmets and lightning bugs

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By -bites

Jovial little lightning-bug that doesn't just move -
but sways like a ribbon dancing in humid air
May your pure, chartreuse luminance never waver
- but never allow them to use you for their lantern

Your inner light is so valuable, so rare
Only adulthood could taint such a gentle thing
Kindness is often burned, mined like coal
People will imitate you, lure you in with their false helmet's glow

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