gold

teeth gnash around humble words

leaks from my gums

you wouldn’t know the taste of blood

i heard electric toothbrushes wash well

tall doors stoop too low

garish heels give you height

my house has a floor that’s sinking

you ignored the invite

with milky eyes

…teary, if you say so

you have taxidermy hair

your nails cost more than my couch

strenuous, your clothes

spent three thousand for a padded cell

you can wash with Tide

sorry the crown fell

can’t bite the hand that feeds me

i try to understand where you stand

the horizon is too low

empathy is a privilege

money’s a piety

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