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I knew squids and orcas were the assholes of the ocean ecosystem

“tastes the bitter cherry of collapsing lungs” the most enthralling poetry I’ve read has been daniel kraus writing about a seventeen year old boy’s body failing him as he’s inside the stomach of a gigantic sperm whale tbh

“He’ll rebuild himself. Find himself. Be found by others. Reconnect with friends. Figure out a love life. Repair his grades. Set up a future he wants. Harden those lungs softened by too much crying, too much mothering. He’ll show them all.” JAY 😭

I see why this author holds a Pulitzer

that detail on the teeth grooves no longer fitting because jay’s been clenching his jaw all his life navigating a world of hostiles? wow

jay made me a boy mom™️

“People aren’t doors. They’re whole floor plans, entire labyrinths, and the harder you try to escape, the more lost inside them you become.”
oh I’m in for a great time huh