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Sep 09
poem
GreyBean

September 3rd

i got stung by a bee today & cursed in front of my grandpa. my finger swelled up to twice its normal size & i think my heart did too. i tossed the bee to the ground & stomped on it. i saw it twitching at its end. my heart broke.

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i drank coffee from a rose-colored teacup today & wrote a letter in spanish. i tried to say everything i couldn’t but ended up throwing it away. 

my room glowed a soft purple today. my eyes shelved it into red & blue—i don’t think i’ll see it the same again. 

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i thought about death today & i thought about her. it’s hard not to. i tried to distance myself from the memory of the oxygen mask & the empty almond eyes but somehow it always comes back. the hospital bed, the geese, the apple sauce, the white walls. the broken language & broken lungs. 

i should learn to knit. i should learn german. i should eat more grapes & drink more milk. i should finish this book & wear her jewelry. but i’m tired & it hurts. 

sometimes i think i don’t deserve to grieve. what does my sheltered heart know of loss & death? 

my answer: enough.
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Posted: 09.09.22
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  1. Stargirl
    Sep 12, 2022

    Damn, this one cuts deep. Its beautiful and sad and heart- wrenching and just feels full of...everything. Amazing job :)

    ( I think I made you up inside my head )

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  1. GreyBean
    Sep 12, 2022

    thank you!!! :)

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  1. yejunee
    Sep 25, 2022

    I really enjoyed the simplicity and beauty of this peace! Different interactions, ordinary turned extraordinary turned heartbreaking, all woven together in this work of art.

    Yejun Park

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  1. GreyBean
    Sep 27, 2022

    thank you!!!

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  1. charvermont
    Sep 29, 2022

    I was brought here so late by your questionnaire answers! & this is truly amazing ... it says so much and is heartbreaking yet also a little heartwarming? I love it

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  1. GreyBean
    Sep 30, 2022

    thank you so much!!!

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