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Tag: family

  • procrastin8

    LINK: procrastin8 Currently listening to: happier – Olivia Rodrigo But she’s beautiful, she looks kindShe probably gives you butterfliesI hope you’re happyBut not like how you were with meI’m selfish, I know, I can’t let you goSo find someone great, but don’t find no one betterI hope you’re happyI wish you all the best, reallySay…

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  • don’t speak

    LINK: don’t speak Sometimes, I can hear my neighbors screaming in Korean. It makes me extremely uncomfortable. The dad sounds almost belligerent, it’s hard to tell what language that he’s shouting in. They seem to do this every month. I called the cops on them a couple of times already but they keep doing it for whatever…

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  • dear dad

    LINK: dear dad Currently listening to: Ode to My Family – Cranberries My fatherMy father he liked meOh, he liked meDoes anyone care? Trigger warning (TW): trauma, death My parents were at their friend’s house when my dad felt blood uncontrollably spilling out of his rectum. Their friends immediately drove them to the nearest emergency department…

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  • i look in people’s windows (rojie’s version)

    LINK: i look in people’s windows (rojie’s version) Currently listening to: I Look in People’s Windows – Taylor Swift I look in people’s windowsTransfixed by rose golden glowsThey have their friends over to drink nice wineI look in people’s windowsIn case you’re at their tableWhat if your eyes looked up and met mineOne more time…

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  • bonus track: the manuscript (rojie’s version)

    LINK: bonus track: the manuscript (rojie’s version) The first and final draft. Next month, I’ll be heading to the Lone Star State, Texas for a conference. It’s a land of wide-open spaces, delicious BBQ, and the potential for unexpected encounters. There’s a small chance that I might accidentally bump into my ex and old roomie…

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  • fresh out of the slammer (rojie’s version)

    LINK: fresh out of the slammer (rojie’s version) Currently listening to: Fresh Out of the Slammer – Taylor Swift Gray and blue and fights and tunnelsHandcuffed to the spell I was underFor just one hour of sunshineYears of labor, locks and ceilingsIn the shade of how he was feelingBut it’s gonna be alright, I did…

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  • morning text

    LINK: morning text Currently listening to: Fade Into You – Mazzy Star I wanna hold the hand inside youI wanna take the breath that’s trueI look to you and I see nothingI look to you to see the truthYou live your life, you go in shadowsYou’ll come apart and you’ll go blindSome kind of night…

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  • passing

    LINK: passing My brother texted me to let me know that my step-uncle had passed away. I never met him before. I was never told his name. When I was a child, there were family gatherings, and my cousins and I would gossip about this uncle amongst ourselves. How come we never met him? What’s…

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