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you have laid your claim:
called me strong.
mistook my eyes for diamonds.
found water at the bottom
of a wishing well.
thought i won the lottery when i got a ticket
to the ship you promised
would sail.
you have laid your claim:
called me wonderful.
spoke words where i would whisper.
held me with calloused palm prints.
gave water to the rivers-
where are we?
are we sailing the wasteland?
i have a ticket. fear my hands are empty.

you have laid your claim:
mistook my shadow for a
giant.
asked me to wait. said that you would
come find me.
if you're looking for me:
i fear.
lay claim to the wreckage.
lay
your
claim
to
the
fucking
wreckage.

i am watching the stars

so i won't see the iceberg coming.

i am drowning

so i won't feel the blow

when it hits.