sweetener

i did a drum lesson on facetime
today, everything clumsy

i think i’m doing Okay™ but
if i’m not overthinking there’s

too much empty space
i’m too far from my feelings

or something, it’s hard to explain
i haven’t touched anyone since

last week, someone in
west philly has a porch flag

of ariana grande, face pale
pink and upside down

jason texted me “i feel for you
and care about you”

with the two peanuts emoji
and that helped
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