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I'm sure your mother loves you very much

from creepy crawlies and other living things by Dangle Manatee

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...I bit my lip. And I looked into his eyes. And I said...

I'm sure your mother loves you very much
and she probably has reasons that are more complex than blood
although we have hands we don't have to throw mud
we can just sit and soak and slowly soften our skin

and when was the last time you went walking in the rain
until your clothes felt so heavy you thought you'd never be dry again
and did you think 'oh my gosh, this is amazing
that I am even here to feel any raindrops at all'?

Now listen:

There are countless ways that things could be different
because in another situation your family might be dying and I might save them and you'd never be able to express your gratitude
I'd say don't worry there's no need to say thank you.

I'm sure your eyes have seen some dreadful things
but just because you've suffered doesn't mean you need your own victims
I know that waves don't queue to happen, they are prompted spontaneously
and if you share don't spread your pain you can let it go

Now I know there's an endless thirst for reassurance
and poor translators replace the word 'power' with 'dominance'
but to stamp on someone else to feel better about yourself
is in my opinion the weakest thing you can ever do.

Alright:

There are countless ways to be different.
For instance, the average handspan of a human is seventeen centimetres and a half but actual sizes vary widely
in fact every single hand is unique.

So there I was against the wall
and the street outside seemed silent through the open door
I closed my eyes and tried not to bite my tongue
as I felt his fist crash into my jaw
and the taste of blood filled my mouth
and I slowly slid down onto the ground
and I spat one of my teeth out
and fell asleep to the clattering sound
but when I woke up someone told me
that that man he had started to cry
and when he was asked why he had done what he just had
he could only respond 'I don't know why'.

So now if someone asks me
why there's a gap in my smile
I simply reply 'I don't know why'.

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from creepy crawlies and other living things, released July 17, 2013

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