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i forgot to pay rent this month

 


By Daniel Bailey

what if my whole body could be empty
in the way my stomach can be empty

could i rent out my body to a bunch of intelligent squirrels
the answer to all of life's questions is, no

i am not a good person anymore
why would i want to be?

steven is still dead, he is still quiet
every time i look at him death weeps forth

it's all over the floor at this point
i don't think i'll ever mop it up

a good place to fall in love would be the grocery store
late at night when i am only there to use the toilet

all of my bodily functions are empty
it's like there is no meaning anywhere anymore

when i am dying i hope someone will put me down gently
like a dog or a glass piano or something

steven is dead already and he basically always has been
i am going to be dead very soon, i think

everything outside my heart is trying to get in
and it will never ever all fit in there

the squirrels want to move into my heart
because the rent is very cheap

and you can climb onto the roof
and watch the blood move away from my heart

steven saw this once a long time ago
now he is he dead and i made him this way

if i wanted to feel bad for something
i would have already

i think i may one day feel bad again
i hope the squirrels have time to prepare

 

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