PROLOGUE I. FOLKLORE II. GIANT WALKERS III. WHYTE RAIN CLOUDS IV. WHISPERING LIPS V. KILLING A GOD VI. CATHING THE EYE VII. TWIN-TAILS VIII. RUMOR-MILL IX. RESTITUTION X. AN ISLAND UNTO ONESELF XI. HEAVEN'S GREEN LAKE XII. RUBY'S RESOLVE XIII. LOVER'S LIME XIV. PREDISPOSITION XV. PROOF OF ROYAL BLOOD XVI. HEAVENLY XVII. FEATHERLESS WINGS XVIII. HIGHER FORCE XIX. RUBY WHYTE EPILOGUE
Do I embrace being the calm your head may rest against, or the dork that speaks to the beat of your heart? If I have no voice to hear in the first place, does the me called upon matter? Agency only comes when I allow myself to be. Even if another pair of footsteps were to clement beside me, accountability is standing on my own two feet. Why wait for the perfect person, when I can treat myself the way I wish to be with you? I could carve my own growth. Spend time in the kitchen to prep for me. I'll get to the point where I cut out what doesn't satisfy my cravings. Letting the seasons come to flavor the day afresh. I'll heat things until excitement boils, but won't forget a slow burn savored. I plant myself in a garden of wishes. But I know La La Land will only keep ideas dancing. I rose to the challenge of weeding out unfertile ground. Let my hands bathe in Mother Nature to grow you a bed of flowers. I'm soothed by the shade of the tree I water. Oh, won't you loo...
You've got a brain. You got all the good grades. You're swimming in accolades. But I have something more. You can figure out the complexity of the Earth. You've got a grasp on all the arguments. You're gonna make sure you always win. But I can understand why you can't sleep at night. There's a cold breath escaping your mouth. Your voice brings shivers to the spine. But what I have is warmth to help you forget time. Let me bring you out of your mind to your shrine. No matter what you can't give up being right. When you're challenged is when you begin to bite. But I gotta admit that I've got fangs just like you. You take a bite out of ignorance, but I defend integrity. You've cultivated your insight, But I've let go of what's right. You bring justice to the table. But I bring people out of their fable. You know all the right answers, But you forgot how the heart wonders. You've forsaken curiosity for textbooks. Al...
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