everywhere i go

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well, i cried and came out alive everytime. selfhood means love and peace for and with myself in a world where love is fleeting and peace is disallowed. when i go away i miss myself. when i stay i am not lonely.

i am the only thing i don't have to hold onto, and i give thanks because my grip is weak. i can't seem to retain anything. i wake up and it's all gotten away from me. but these are living things, with hands and feet. i wouldn't want to grasp a hand that won't hold me back.

hold me down, hold me up, i feel untethered always. i could cut these ties with nail clippers. we're thin enough to foam like waves.

draw me out, draw me in. open the door for me, i always walk forward. touch me and i'll grasp you tight. look my way, i'll never look away.