Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out, Richard Siken.
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— Richard Siken, from „Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out“ in Crush
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when olivia rodrigo said “tried so hard to be everything that you like/ just for you to say you’re not the compliment type” and when chappell roan said “And I try to be the chill girl/That holds her tongue and gives you space” and when richard siken said “Love, for you, is larger than the usual romantic love… it’s like a religion. it’s terrifying. no one will ever want to sleep with you” and when mitski said “So if you need to be mean/Be mean to me” and dodie said “I kissed someone because it's fair/ Oh, do I tell you, would you care?/ So deeply hurt, you beg for who/ Or are you kissing someone too?” and when boygenius said “I came prepared for absolution, if you'd only ask/ So I take some offense when you say, ‘No regrets’” and when girl in red said “So, I'll be willing to let this die, / Able to look you right in the eyes, / Say I'm not your consolation prize” and when
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Richard Siken, Crush; from ‘Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out’ (edited excerpt)
TEXT ID: Love, for you, is larger than the usual romantic love. It's like a religion. It's terrifying.
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i worry that love is violence
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You get magic gloves! A fish that talks! You get eyes like flashlights!
What more do you want?
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hi can we talk about how this is Literally them
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---litany in which certain things are crossed out // richard siken
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Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out by Richard Siken
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hi, i love your webweaves so much ! if it's not too much trouble, could you please webweave something based on recovering from the hurtful actions of someone you used to love, and struggling with how to feel afterwards about that person and how they truly felt about you (whether they loved/cared for you or not) ? thank you so much !
i hope you're doing okay <33
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