the substance of the substance of the substance

she says no no no you don’t trust them
but you can go to clubs
and bend over and take it
from four or five and never trust a one
not to yuck a yum
but whatever
torsion exists in my root chakra
is certainly bespoke and
fuck if i don’t have to half
love someone for it to kick in

so the dissatisfaction has the one
syllable more more more
how to put this delicately
i want the person i’m fucking
to take over assessment and distribution
of the punishment and praise
i so richly deserve
i want to be told a story
about cosmic timeless destiny
and if i don’t believe it i’ll sink
o ye of little faith

but in lieu of anything to
call itself love
call it self-love
and what a weight to lift alone
say the right word in the right tone
and you take a few kilos
without even trying
see also: the apostles
who tried to walk the lake
they knew
the hardest part is in you
the belief bit remains unaffected
by how your face looks
when you come again

i could give you chapter/verse on why
but you’d say whoa girl that’s heavy
and nobody gets to fucking call me girl
unless they fucking mean it
but there’s a happy ending i swear
at least for now
i fucking mean it

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