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Quotes On My Tombstone

Quotes on my tombstone

Won't mention how I

Prefer Summer due to

Longer lasting sky.

Quotes on my tombstone

Won't mention how I

Never left the house

Without a kiss and goodbye.

Quotes on my tombstone

Won't mention how I

Would sit, sketch at the

Washers, watching my clothes dry.

Quotes on my tombstone

Won't mention how I

Always drank at parties

Because I couldn't get high.

Quotes on my tombstone

Won't mention how I

Chased away every

Guy, known to cry.

Quotes on my tombstone

Won't mention how I

Cried from the loneliness

But took forever to reply.

Quotes on my tombstone

Won't mention how I

Was failed to known

How I would die.

by; Tori Sheehan

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Tonight’s the Night, I Die

Tonight's the night,

I die, cold clutching

Myself on the right

Of our bed, memories flooding.

Tonight's the night,

I die, tossing, turning, praying.

First time in many years.

Lord, forgive me for straying.

Tonight's the night,

I die, my stubborn self

Returns religion, comes crawling

Back to thyself.

Tonight's the night,

I die, soaked sheets

From blood, tears and spite.

Your warmth would be nice,

Drown out my worthless wailing.

Tonight's the night, I die.

by; Tori Sheehan

Inspired by Hannah Banhg’ song “Tonight’s the night I die to a Frank Ocean song.

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Morning After

Softest aftermath of sex

Is the morning after,

Awoken by notifications from her ex.

As she lays, unbothered asleep.

Her makeup has worn off,

She snores softly and slightly turns

I observe this most likely one - off

In great detail as the sun hits,

The pink bra tossed onto her lamp.

Her desk covered in perfume,

Books, cigarettes, and letter stamp.

Possible letters from her past lovers.

Now seeing her in daylight,

It's clear she has broken a few hearts.

If only they saw her now, they might

Take my eyes to treasure this mental image.

I'll never get this gorgeous girl's name.

It's too late to ask and it not be awkward.

I'll remember her laid topless, unashamed.

As a stranger laid next to her, in her own bed.

by; Tori Sheehan

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Taste of Summer

I can still taste it.

It reappears on my tongue as

The Spring air gets warmer

And the sun stays out longer.

I can still taste it.

The aftertaste of champagne mixed with sunscreen -

Grains of sand in between my toes

My head aching from the sunbeam.

I wonder if you can still taste it.

The saltwater filling your lungs

Gum that had been in my mouth,

For three hours, or how our tongues

Melted together like candles left

Out on a hot Summer day.

I can still taste you -

Spring turns to Summer.

by; Tori Sheehan

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