Furiously Licking Sandpaper

This is a poem written by Milo Paul. It is the final of three in a series. You can find the first in the series here. The second can be found here.

Milo Paul (anything but he/him) is a musician hailing from D.C. where they are a member of multiple bands, including garage outfit Fleabath, post-punk group Other Victorians, and their folk-punk solo project Thee Trashcan. Subsequently, most of their social media is thee_trashcan, so look that up wherever and you’ll probably find them!

(A Photo of Milo Paul)

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Furiously Licking Sandpaper by Milo Paul

butterflies in my stomach? no!

spiders in my arteries

anthrax in my thorax

can i get a grip?

i haven’t shaved in weeks so

i’m shaving my eyeballs

furiously licking sandpaper

biting off my nose

i want to be the four-eyed fool you let go stomping around

but i can’t find it in me to go on

fail as my body does, i flail as old girls do and i’ll

pick up the pieces just as sure as the ship sinks

thunder in my thoughts

it’s in my sleeves

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This poem was written by Milo Paul.