Istus
take the end of this thread and tie it around my heart.
you must do this-
you were always better at knots.
follow the thread back and find yourself.
pull it tight.
this is not a noose.
make sure it’s tight.
it’ll help us in the fall.
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find the thread to them and snap it
or tug on it, gently, try to stretch it-
it is thick, and binding,
like chains, not elastic.
better yet, follow the thread back-
pull until the other side is in your hands,
pull their heart out of their chest and find plastic.
it doesn’t pump blood the way yours does.
it doesn’t beat with life the way you do.
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