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parricide

December 30, 2022
By adele_li SILVER, Hong Kong, Other
adele_li SILVER, Hong Kong, Other
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daddy f*cked up and the days went by.  

chopsticks clacking, showers running, 

everything fine and dandy, fine and 

dandy, fine and dandy. get up, get up, 

don’t look so sullen, get out of bed, 

don’t tell me you’re STILL upset. let’s 

go on walks, let’s hold hands, recite 

these cheesy family quotes, move the 

days forward like a factory lineup, 

move until everyone forgets. tik-tok, 

tik-tok, the days are a ticking time bomb,

0000 and there’ll be no sound, no 

chopsticks, no shower, just blood on my

hands and a steak in his heart, fine and 

dandy, fineand dandy, fineanddandy/


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Adele Li is a Hong-Kong born emerging high-school writer, hoping to expand her love for poetry. In her writing, she aims to capture and control her emotions so as not to overwhelm her therapist. You can find her work @t1redhedonist on Instagram.


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