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Feign

From the 2022 collection "Sonnets for the Comfortably Uncomfortable"

By Sara WynnPublished 15 days ago • 1 min read
Feign
Photo by Nathan Ayoola on Unsplash

It's true that I have never witnessed true

love, and yes, true, that I have childlike dreams;

in none of them had I forgiven you

for something terrible you'd done to me.

There never was a prince for rescuing,

nor any knight in shining armor, staged,

because a fucking savior I do not need--

something to you I should not have to say.

This masquerade has gone on long enough,

and I will not be settling for lies.

I am a motherfucking princess, sir,

and it's a pity you are fucking blind.

I built my carriage from the ground, here, up--

yes, I am comfortable, dear, feigning love.

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Sara Wynn

"No one knows where the edge of the knife is,

and no one knows what intelligent life is."

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    Written by Sara Wynn