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Oct 2013 Chucks

Self Conscious

Oct 2013 Chucks

Daniel Magner

Self Conscious

I would
ask her on
a date
if acne
didn't
demolish my
face

Daniel Magner 2013

Oct 2013 Chucks

Temporary

Oct 2013 Chucks

Daniel Magner

Temporary

Same home
for nineteen
years
but moved every
six months
since

Daniel Magner 2013

Oct 2013 Chucks

Jigsaw

Oct 2013 Chucks

Daniel Magner

Jigsaw

I don't fit
much anymore
not with friends
or classes.
A puzzle piece
with a chip
so I can't
fall into place
perfectly.

to tell the truth
I'm slipping
and don't much
feel like
getting
up

Oct 2013 Chucks

120

Oct 2013 Chucks

Daniel Magner

120

Defeated
sore
poor
and
disinterested
my path
covered in brambles
and thorns
worn thin
like a rope
stretched far
too long
words of advice
just
hold
on

I'm
trying

Daniel Magner 2013

Oct 2013 Chucks

Medicine

Oct 2013 Chucks

Daniel Magner

Medicine

Eating healthy
exercise regularity
sleep enough
I forget that these
simple tasks
keep me from basking
in
despair

Daniel Magner 2013

Oct 2013 Chucks

Skies

Oct 2013 Chucks

Daniel Magner

Skies

Skies the limit
poised to dive
in it
spirit first

Daniel Magner 2013

Oct 2013 Chucks

All Nighter

Oct 2013 Chucks

Daniel Magner

All Nighter

Eyes never
shut
friends in the
cuts
Denny's, dubs,
rolling
deep

Daniel Magner 2013

Oct 2013 Chucks

Intrigue

Oct 2013 Chucks

Daniel Magner

Intrigue

I thought
after all this time
someone would have
found me
a little
intriguing

But I have been
proven
wrong

Daniel Magner 2013

Oct 2013 Chucks

Creep

Oct 2013 Chucks

Daniel Magner

Creep

Although
you wanted to
strip me of
humanity
you taught me
to trust
myself

Daniel Magner 2013