I could hop on a train. Grow akin to the screaming and whi… Where would I go? Far from here, from cold. Tell my parents my love,

A tree fell in the park last night… I didn’t hear it go. The innards smelled of peppermint, And I felt the crumbling dirt Turn into ash in my hand.

You were the devil. I knew it before you did; And I was St. Mary With clouds trailing behind me. I gave you my virtue

Wait 'til Michigan comes. I think I’ll wait 'til then. Think I’ll wait 'til I hear my co… Hear them loving me in Michigan. Think I’ll wait 'til I swim.

I find it funny That I raised myself From the cradle To the grave. I never got a chance to be a baby.

While you were gone, My childhood dog died. I wept for both of you, And I felt like a corpse. While you were gone,

This feeling Makes me want to bless my friends… And find redemption in death. I want to stand in the rain 'Til my bones shake apart

Last night, all I saw was Nancy. The way she cried when I held her… Like a fleshy cradle Around her broken heart. I saw her loving me

I died on Tuesday. My soul floated up Above my milky corpse, And I smiled. I saw my family,

Smile your baby smile and please l… I know I love you, but haven’t yo… Twinkle and shine and don’t ever c… You warm me like a fox in a fox’s… Light of my life and you gave me t…

What if your face was a poem alone… I bet People would read it and cry, And some would feel inflated afte… Because they witnessed something

You’re horrible, And I hate you. But this is me. I’m the only person That I can’t escape.

I don’t understand. I don’t understand the cruelty The darkness The fear This choking feeling.

In the darkest night, A flower will grow.

With him, It’s like there were no scars. There are no sheepish looks No burning shame. There was no John