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Sticky
Katie O'Brien
Peanut butter kisses
Sticky gooey disses
What goes up will stick to the ceiling
And leave this place a mess
Silly putty among the rafters
Sticking together ill fed wishes
Quicksand carpets
Gum filled secrets
Muddy footprints litter white
kitchen tiles, dirt, grime, and
what you did last night
Getting jammed in deeper and deeper
old uncharged batteries
Funky gunky memories
Caked in things we really shouldn’t mention
Duct tape wrapped railings
Unkept savings
Spent on things that
You never bought me
A dusty empty honey jar that
Never reached the top.
Filled with sappy love notes that
Were never supposed to stop.
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