THAT GIRL: A CHAPBOOK
THAT GIRL: A CHAPBOOK
by x.c.
table of contents:
noon
CONCLUSIONS
NIGHTMARE
that girl
scraped knees and broken souls
noon
i am not me any more
sometimes i wonder if i could ever be me again
(i doubt it)
things were different, in the morning
sometimes i wonder if they’ll ever go back
(they won’t, of course)
CONCLUSIONS
i say, ‘i do not think that i am stubborn’
you reply, ‘but you’re a capricorn. of course you’re stubborn’
‘you’re right,’ i conclude
(the worst part is that i believe you)
sometimes i wonder why i can be swayed so easily
most of the time i do not want to know