I spread out a brightly coloured blanket in the grass. We lie down with our shoes off watching the clouds. I fall asleep on my side. When I wake she’s using me as support, a book of poems in her hand. These are the last days of summer. I look into her eyes and ask for a kiss.
And I need all the reasons I can find not to hate myself. But it’s hard. Even the idea makes me shiver. Because I see loving myself like looking down on others. Riding around on a high horse. And I never want to think I’m better then the people I see on the street. The ones who have it rough. The ones who don’t fit in. The ones I see my own face in.
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