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poetry by j matthew waters

runaway


forced to leave the kitchen table
from underneath
there were calls to be kicked at
as I crawled out
ordered to be exiled to my room

nobody pays attention
to anything around here
so soon thereafter I sneak out
through the front door
easily enough

along the way I met
my oldest brother
telling me I’m in big trouble

hell don’t I know it

I don’t saying a fucking word
moving on in search
of a safer house


february two thousand twenty-five
copyright j matthew waters
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3 thoughts on “runaway

  1. Well, this would make for a painful memory.

  2. In search of a safer HOUSE, is it available in this world!

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