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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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