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J. Matthews
Faded Colors
I used to have colors, Bright and bold, I painted with dreams That were mine to hold. But now they’re fading, Like whispers in rain, Each...

Joseph Matthews
Oct 61 min read
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The Geography of Regret
I fucked up. Every kiss, every touch, every reckless laugh we shared— all of it gone, because I thought sacrificing you would save me....

Joseph Matthews
Oct 63 min read
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Reckless Geography
The house isn’t home, just a morgue with walls, painted in the shade of my own denial. This bed was a sanctuary once, but now it reeks of...

Joseph Matthews
Oct 64 min read
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What Doesn’t Kill Me Doesn’t Get to Keep Me
my skin bruises from just being here from bumping into the world too hard from holding it in too much from flinching at the sound of...

Joseph Matthews
Oct 55 min read
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Quiet Storm
The hallway reeks of gym socks and cheap Axe, the kind they spray like armor, thinking it makes them invincible. Lockers slam like...

Joseph Matthews
Jan 72 min read
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In the Shadow of the Stripes
I am a child. They taught me about freedom in school, Showed me flags, said justice was the rule. But something feels broken, I don’t...

Joseph Matthews
Jan 74 min read
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The Boy With Autumn in His Hair
We were boys once, barely more than whispers in the world’s noise, stitched together by the soft hum of a classroom and the secret codes...

Joseph Matthews
Jan 42 min read
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