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basil
Poems
Nov 2021
talking to myself in the mirror as a form of self care
my roots are growing in ashy
i can't stop looking at my acne scars
i taste everything good in me
and lick the sin off my fingers
but no one told me that loving myself
would be this exhausting
#selflove
#selfcare
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basil
20/they/them/the moon
(20/they/them/the moon)
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