She Tries And Tries Badly. She Only Knows The Knife - Blog Posts

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7 months ago

dissecting the daughter, by me.

poets are always writing about their moms. i’m no different. there are so many metaphors for her, i had to fight to cling to that knife. guess that’s inherited, too.

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poetry poem original poem poets on tumblr spilled ink motherhood re: my writing. wrote this in a mourning fog at 2am and stared at my computer for long after that she is slowly dying and i don’t know what to do with that i’m grieving her while she’s still here and i’m grieving who she made me but we do what we can she tries and tries badly. she only knows the knife

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