Vortex Magazine of Literature and Fine Art: Fall 2023 Online Edition

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Yet By Phoebe Bee

It’s that feeling of nothingness, endless abyss wrapped around my hips As you grab them, I realize you’ve bitten off more than I can chew We weren’t there Yet I’m still not, My comfortability wasn’t ever a thought You didn’t really care As long as you got what you needed, something I couldn’t give So you told me it’s okay for now to not give you what I couldn’t It’d be unreasonable of you What was also unreasonable was how I had more boundaries than I needed, bound to my pleading, working around you giving way My patience never ran thin until after the end when I saw the effects Why couldn’t I provide what you wanted? The very idea of it all made me feel nauseous My caution unconsciously prevented me from talking, taking too much time

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