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Hindsight, judgment, and a good Spotify list.

By Veronica WilliamsPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
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Damn sis,

What's he really telling you?

What kind of signals,

Kind of message,

Kind of front 'n center

is he giving you?

What kind of person does he really see?

Damn sis,

"hold yourself accountable",

"open yourself up,"

but all the while

you're a whiny little bitch

and you need his saving sucker.

Well,

what kind of person does he really see?

Damn sis,

you'll never be the perfect rib,

perfect soldier,

perfect mate,

and that's just the whole gospel truth,

and that's just life,

and "that's just how he was raised,"

and all the little hard wires stay put.

So,

what kind of person does he really see?

Damn sis,

you can't be all that brilliant.

You can't be all that special.

You can't decipher left

from right,

nor up

from down.

The perfect little scatterbrain,

the joke.

So,

tell me–

what kind of person does he really see?

sad poetry
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About the Creator

Veronica Williams

Chicagoan in TN. Currently married to the night and looking for coffee.

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