you've me anxious

this is about
beauty and how
to measure it

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i measure beauty
on a scale from one
to you

i measure beauty with
low numbers beneath your feet,
needles that sway low like
grass above the ocean

i measure beauty in
breaths per second, how fast can you
inflate yourself, how fast can you become
breathless with air and how fast can
you lose yourself because
i know how fast i can
lose you

i measure beauty by
the ridges under your skin,
at the bottom of your neck and the
way the dip in your back blooms seashell thin when you
reach down to your toes, i measure beauty in
how far i slow when your ribs stretch
your skin pale and fragile and my fingers
bump awkwardly down your sides,
slow down, slow down, i've got you

baby, i've got you

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this is about
my self and how
to measure it and


i measure self
on a scale from me
to you