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You're In The Forest
You are somewhere in a forest
With your friends who love life and hate people
It is 2 PM so the sun tastes like
Salad and a flower I can imagine the smell of
But not name because I don’t go outside
Lavender or rose or
Maybe I’m imagining your hair
Anyway you’re in the forest
With your Polaroid camera
Dressed like you’re going out tonight
But you’re not, you get tired at 8
This is the whole day, you’re in the forest
You say something in French
And no one gets it but
Someone says “I love you, you know that?”
Yesterday your tarot cards were all upright
I don’t know what they said because
Cards tell you what you want to hear
And I never knew what you wanted
But I know you’re happy and I know
Your revenge fantasies are less frequent
Because your friends are here
And you’re in the forest
I didn’t want you to know
I told him not to tell you
But when you love life and hate people
People tend to hate you back
He never considered
You’re in the forest at 2 PM the sun tastes like salad you’re dressed nice taking Polaroids speaking French thinking about tarot and your friends
He never considered that
Your joy is radical
Our joy is stifling
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Written on 4/5/2023. A story about guilt and hope.