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Nothing
by Michelle Montoro
There is an elephant in the room.
There is a panther on my chest.
There is a gerbil in my head.
There is a black hole in my living room.
Where have all the cowboys gone?
I had such a good time when they were here.
But I have made so many mistakes.
I want to bask in the glory of the error of my ways.
I want to be led into temptation.
I want to be delivered from evil.
And I want to feel the satisfaction of immediate gratification.
I want to hold tight to everything I’ve got.
I have nothing.
But my nothing is worth so much more than your everything.
So much more than you will ever be worth.
My nothing is everything to me.
My nothing is beautiful and brilliant.
And it is my nothing.
It is my everything.
It is all I have.
And I love it with all my guts.
My guts.
Sometimes I have a hard time keeping them inside their casing.
It seems as if the lining will rupture and the…
