From ffe40e39e83b0e8461f7296b5a75f894a6dc2570 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Madison Scott-Clary Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:00:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] update from sparkleup --- writing/poetry/uvaip.html | 15 +++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/writing/poetry/uvaip.html b/writing/poetry/uvaip.html index 20c2bb95a..3729f516e 100644 --- a/writing/poetry/uvaip.html +++ b/writing/poetry/uvaip.html @@ -323,16 +323,27 @@ I will swallow my love.
I live my life in eternal terror -of the completeness of your life. +of the completeness of your own. I take up so little space and impinge upon it so gently, I only hope that there is space enough for a ‘dear’ here and a ‘lovely’ there. If beauty is at the edge of the terrifying, I live my life in eternal terror.
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Cover me, crush me, compress me. +Squeeze me down until I fit in your pocket. +Let me jangle among your keys, +or slip between bills in your wallet. +Forget me, let me fray, let me fall apart. +And, some day, pull me free, +dust me off, flatten me out, +and tell me that you love me.