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I Knew
I knew.
I always noticed
How you never put
Your Velcro paw
In mine
But it was okay,
Really, it's fine.
I would just carry you,
Sally, my Frankenbride.
I knew it was terrible
To stay that indecisive,
I am not a good one to decide.
I knew.
Your mouth would come unbuttoned
And you would stand
A little straighter
When he was dunking hoops
And my heart would turn cold
And I would pivot,
With See you later
So I could melt
My ice cube innards
And let the saltwater
Pool in my boots.
I was a lovely book-stop
I was a graceful paperweight
I was a placeholder.
I knew.
That vacation we didn't talk
But they did
Where roly-poly furbies
Just made that night better
Not the next
Because I just saw them as
Demolition Derbies.
And on that keel
I sang too much
And you didn't sing at all
So he whisked you back,
Like half made meringue,
Covering you
In a scarlet shall
You relished
Too much, everyone knew.
I knew.
So please,
Princess,
Don't tell me how to act.
Don't tell me how to feel.
It is-
Not-
Something I could change.
I am not sane
I am sad,
I am sorry,
I regret-
I am
Deranged.
I am the dog-eared page.
I know.
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