setting yourself on fire
sometimes you say things
and as the very words filter through
already you’re kicking yourself
why would you even go there
quickly discovering by doing so
will likely trigger an adverse reaction
it’s like setting yourself on fire
and so what do you do
but return to a world that once was
unable to speak what’s on your mind
a simple but caustic affirmation
that you’re still a child in disguise
july two thousand twenty
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