A List of Events That Are The Equivilient of Shedding Skin

Published on Fauxhouse by Ti 4/1/2024

  1. >Burning a letter while the ink is still fresh and your hand still aches

  2. >Cutting your hair with the taste of sugar and iron in your mouth

  3. Forgetting how long you've been in the shower and the steam opening your lungs like a beloved book

  4. Cooking, eating, and cleaning up a meal in total silence as the birds sing outside

  5. Dreaming more than sleeping, the feeling of weightlessness still lingering.

  6. Suddenly realizing your body doesn't hurt even after dancing for an hour straight

  7. The memory of you no longer shadowing everything I do. Instead, you watch in silence, as I go about my day. I think you are smiling, but I can't tell.

  8. Standing in the bathroom at 3am looking into the mirror and repeating to yourself:

It's okay

It's okay

It's okay

It's okay

It's okay

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