wholeheartedly

No one is completely wrong but

Surely you could do better

You better start slaying your demons

When people offer you a chance

To redeem yourself

Making the same ol mistakes

And saying sorry without changing

Is unacceptable

Making the same kind of bed

And laying in it the same way

Doesn't change the neck pain

You'll wake up with the same ache

That back bone bent out of shape

You better start hitting pause on sad songs

Cancel the pity part you throw

At the first sight of boundaries

You better ask if you care to have friends

That will last the trials with you

Or will they let go of you with a solemn wave

You will signal for a rescue chopper by yourself

Floating like a true loser as the sharks

Decide what to do with you

Wishing you got some of your shit together

Yesterday

You better learn to slay your demons

Before you get slain first

Thirds chances are hard to come by

湯口 萌香 (@moekayuguchi)

わたしだけ違ったの(2024)／磁土、木

I was the only one who was different

Danez Smith, from "acknowledgements," published in Poetry (2018)