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I have lost the alphabet
in the face of a stranger

this secret surges inside of me
lips conspiring to keep it down

teeth flashing only the moon
in quick slips of desperation

there is an ocean of words
breaking against the shore of my tongue

but they have lost their footing
and I swallow them whole

I have lost the alphabet
in the face of a stranger

but I will wait to tell them
found the first line scribbled among old papers, decided to flush out the rest.
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TexasDreamer01's avatar
I really just want to pin this up on my wall, I like it so much.