I remember
my hands shaking
but only for a second
then, I—
I pulled the trigger

I woke up crying
’cause pulled the trigger
but in reality,
I pulled myself up instead
’cause that is what I must do

I woke up from the nightmare
but I still have the gun


[Disclaimer: featured photo; caption by Virginal Woolf]

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