September 11, 2008

In the whirlwind of list checking off

You suddenly find yourself more concerned with how you feel

Check boxes turn to moments

A smile and a comment that melted your heart

Made your insides shake and warm

A grade school chemistry experiment

I swallowed the baking soda volcano

The teacher gave me a detention

What did she know

This shit isn’t on the periodic table

Itchy Fingers, Scratchy Words

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