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Tiernen Morningwild
Tiernen @tiernen#213
2018-10-24 09:50:00

Erineas

I am your collective memory,

a living record, collected to stand the test of time.

Hard copies written on the backs of my eyelids;

my mouth is full of names, and places.

Dressed in my shadows and once-fine fabrics,

this body is only half mine by now.


Hands made for every one of these delicate works;

Held in my father’s, they were his opus.

Soaked in bleach and silence, they were yours.

They stir and strain,

tend to open mouths and open wounds,

stitching the memories of others back inside.


Once, I had forgotten the sound of my voice,

buried beneath the stacks.

Locked up and the key swallowed;

I existed to keep you.

In last whispers, in bleeding cries.

I know you hear it now,

in the corner of me where you live.


I...

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Tiernen Morningwild
Tiernen @tiernen#213
2018-09-04 10:10:00

Crackle and Sigh

I can hear it over the sputtering lamplight and the hiss of burning paper. Through smoke and laughter at home on the street. The sun’s long since set beyond Boralus Harbour, and not even the nightfall can touch us. But I’m hardly surprised. It’s not that kind of dark.

“Trust is your weakness. You wander an endless spiral… ”

And I’m on my own, sucking on this strange brand of cigarette, stepping out into this strange brand of society, with only two things on my mind. But even my next meal and a place to sleep are inconsequential. I’m on my own, but I’m not alone, because they’re always with me. Just like you’re always with me.

“…nothing but dust in your hands.”

You were there when we learned we could never...

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