https://this.org Progressive politics, ideas & culture Wed, 03 Oct 2018 14:15:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 https://this.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-Screen-Shot-2017-08-31-at-12.28.11-PM-32x32.png https://this.org 32 32 https://this.org/2018/10/03/learning-to-swim/ Wed, 03 Oct 2018 14:15:54 +0000 https://this.org/?p=18402 Listen to music too loudly / Sing along to
songs I don’t know the lyrics to / Get stoned
and turn into a fiery ball of Love / Kiss my best
friends square on the mouth / Drink water,
gotta stay hydrated / Hate everything I write /
Love everything you write / Sleep off the rest
/ Stare out the window on the bus and dream
about the people sleeping in their apartments
and what they’re dreaming about / Eat too
many All Dressed chips in my room and search
for prophesies in the crumbs on my bed /
Wear sunglasses indoors / Get back into lane
swimming / Throw away every sock I own,
they’re both the best part of who I am and the
things that are holding me back / Remember
that everyone else is as judgmental as I am and
they’re all just trying their best / Try to forget
the embarrassing scenes in the recesses of my
mind that only I can recall anymore / Take my
shirt off in public more often / Text my dad /
Call mom, she appreciates the conversation
/ Pauline can survive until Thanksgiving, she
needs the space / Write ugly songs / Wear
ugly clothes / Find beauty in the lines I think I
can write better.

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