that familiar medicinal smell
instantly reminds her of hospitals
and bracing for a shot
methodically, she douses cotton balls
and swabs the swollen lobes
of newly pierced ears
crimson
angry
the reflection in the mirror
not what she bargained for
disappointment and regret
you are the unwelcome gifts
on her twelfth birthday
a first in a long line of lessons
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Yeah... something like that. I think you get the gist.
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Well that’s good for narrative, but that’s not a comp title in the marketing sense
Also this
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alas i see perfectly. biologically speaking
ah! haha
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Unsure if this is supposed to read as frustration with me or not, particularly with criticism of the military
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