when you were young you were the king of carrot flowers
and how you built a tower tumbling through the trees
and holy rattlesnakes that fell all around your feet
and mom would stick a fork right into daddy's shoulder
and dad would throw the garbage all across the floor
as we would lay and learn what each other's bodies were for.
and this was the room i knew one afternoon i could love you
and from above you how i sank into your soul
into that secret place that no one dares to go.
and mom would drink until she was no longer speaking
and dad would dream of all the different ways to die
each one a little more than he could dare to try
<3
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