By Manaswini Subnivis
I’ve put myself through all this- just so you could know
My insides are glitter but I rain thunderstorms.
Everybody needs somebody else sometimes
You just came in when I got ready to get down the stairs
And you were going up
Now I’m writing songs about you in the aisles of a thrift store
Everybody needs someplace to call home
And I am reminded of you when I’m all alone
You call a thousand times but I still feel alone
I’m getting ready to get down the stairs but you’re going up home.
And I wish I was perfect like the other girls
Who prioritize themselves and boys pick them over us
Me and my girlfriend just here on the stoop
Wishing someone held our hand as we got down
But you’re going up the stairs and I have to do this alone.
By Manaswini Subnivis
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