LatchkeyGirl

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daughter's dishonor by LatchkeyGirl, literature

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daughter's dishonor

it's not the preparation or the base we'll be calling home that shrieks in my head like chased prey but the sound of trees dropping fruit and losing leaves. what a scream. nothing's perfect, but what could be worse than this? my old man, the old man, not wise, or grown, just old. no kind words any more for me, the seeds you sowed between us grow strong in the hot black sun. I won't live like you have, a youthful buck on the side of the road for months, rotting. atrophy's your middle name, right? but promptness is ours and it will take less than 48 hours all told for me to disappear from your life, even if I crawl away, plucking pins and need

moving on by LatchkeyGirl, literature

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moving on

dear you, little white friend, would that life were easier, would that finding comfort in your arms was a real answer instead of a distraction. when your superman dons his monochrome, hides in his fortress, is his own kryptonite, you lay in bed and wonder why do I even read comic books anymore packing my suitcase, get out the back Jack, a sort of mourning without death, I was an orphan before the death of my parents I was always staring up at this ceiling, from day one I have so much hope for new beginnings even if as my life is starting, yours is ending your loss will be as a leaf in autumn, your body the mulch that feed's next summer's g

promise by LatchkeyGirl, literature

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promise

I have heaps of lover's sighs you hand me in the dark sincerely whispered. They carry me through the day and I wake up with a genuine reason - a rope I pull myself on that leads into our future. But I want to know, were you serious? I'll throw myself into our life - but if you meant it, stars and stars and stars. Bone dust, sugar. I know the feeling, so I can't say anything but kiss your face and hold your hand. When your train comes, I'm on it, babe. We'll be together forever.

daddy by LatchkeyGirl, literature

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daddy

hey daddy look at me watch me look what I can do because you taught me to hey daddy where'd you go wait up pick me up carry me please? hey daddy it doesn't matter God loves us I had a dream heaven will be you and me you pushing me on a swing hey daddy don't be sad I don't know what to do I'm not big and strong like you please don't cry, daddy how did you teach me how to be brave if you didn't know what brave was? hey daddy I can't deal I'm gonna run away I'm too old for this you were supposed to take care of me now the big shoes are on the little feet I don't know what to do you raised me without the things that

haunt by LatchkeyGirl, literature

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haunt

You bury the hatchet deep in my chest, biting into my bones. We haunt one another's hearts, my cold fingers in your rib cage, your ghost staring out my windows. I can't see you if I can't see me - I can't see a thing. Nothing sticks in the slip between before and now, but your voice is there at the edge of nothing. You can spare no comforting word, blind in a different way, indifferent to your own hands, pulling, clutching. but as the water rises to our shoulders, we tilt our chins up for air, eyes locked - til the tide rushes out, and I catch my breath in your wake and I'm in a cold room. We never quite drown in it. ...

Dawn by LatchkeyGirl, literature

No One Knows by LatchkeyGirl, literature

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No One Knows

There you go again, the boring old "you're beautiful." You don't even realize it's almost an insult. Exactly what I want, there can be no telling - just know this: only the smallest part of my soul exists in my hide. Cut me open, I'll still have words to say, sharp like bits of glass, ends of needles, true like a deep cut. I make a bed of them. You're welcome to sleep there, in the blood and soul of me. You'll know you belong there when my skin tastes electric, when I echo the sound in your head, when there's comfort in your scars, when there's nowhere else to go because no one else knows.

boring by LatchkeyGirl, literature

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boring

Unsaid words. I was your freetime. I never had to worry. You never asked about the sand in my pockets. ... Did you know there was sand in my pockets? I could never tell you. I was so bored. There's comfort in that, you know? Doubts were the bread at my table. I stared at them and starved. But I couldn't get away from it - as perfect as you were, I hated everything about you. Your effort. Your effortlessness. Your charity. Your thorough nature. Your naïvité. Your intellect. I don't need your acknowledgement. I'm just here to say I think it was a waste of time.

a life uncertain by LatchkeyGirl, literature

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a life uncertain

the dream boys tore my walls down, and woke me to a haze. I ignored the letters in my mailbox, pretending not to notice that the king has lost his mind. I wandered down to my job, stapled my fingers together, and jumped out a window, last paycheck in hand, to the dirt six feet below. I'd spit in their faces if they weren't so nice, I'd kick them in the shins if I were 12 again. my life's become the hour long drive it takes to reach your door, and you open it when I knock, and I couldn't be more grateful for that. we hold seances together and whisper about ghosts (alive and dead) and paint each other's bodies with glitter. m

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Join the Waiting List for DeviantArt Eclipse by danlev, journal

Join the Waiting List for DeviantArt Eclipse

Nov 8, 2018

UPDATE: Eclipse is now released to all deviants! Click the "Eclipse" toggle on the top navigation to try Eclipse. Thanks to the efforts of AriBanks and her supporters, you’ve gotten a glimpse of DeviantArt Eclipse. So now you probably want in? We’re stoked that you want access to the new redesign and to experience DeviantArt in dark or light. To get DeviantArt Eclipse: Favourite this journal Comment below (and while you’re at it, feel free to tag a friend or two who may want to try it too!) We’ll add you to our growing list of deviants interested in stepping into the new phase with Eclipse. Keep in mind Eclipse will be steadily rolled out to deviants in batches over the coming weeks and months, so don’t fret if you haven’t received a notification just yet!

Tree Born by YouInventedMe, literature

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Tree Born

send me your seeds in the same tube we discussed wave and recede 'til they breathe the dust of us it's just there's much I'd like to touch hearts hands and such and oh! the time that I would spend laying my roots sans stems and shoots a truth where animals are animate and trees are not born men I can't defend much less depend upon a sky lit by moonshine pink within but though I dream of other worlds than these I can not change my skin

About LatchkeyGirl

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Artist // Hobbyist // Varied

Jan 13, 1990
United States
Deviant for 17 years
She / Her

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I'm a poet who occasionally draws.

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skullx

Sep 6, 2022

World is a little less on fire now. But kinda smoldering? Hope things are going ok for you still. :)

skullx

Mar 11, 2021

Just checking in. Been a while. The world is on fire. Hope you're well!

skullx

Feb 28, 2019

Hey friend. Hope you are well. Been a while since I've been on here, but I always seem to remember your name when I log on. Figured I'd check in on you.