seemed like what she touched was here
seemed like what touched her couldn’t hold,
she got us almost through the high grass
then seemed like she turned around and ran
right back in
right back on in
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what does this mean.
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won’t you celebrate with me
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You uterus
as a sockwhile i have slippered into youmy dead and living childrennowthey want to cut you outstocking i will not needwhere i am goingwhere am i goingold girlwithout youuterusmy bloody printmy estrogen kitchenmy black bag of desirewhere can i gobarefootwithout youwhere can you gowithout me
these hips are big hips.
move around in.they don’t fit into littlepetty places. these hipsare free hips.they don’t like to be held back.these hips have never been enslaved,they go where they want to gothey do what they want to do.these hips are mighty hips.these hips are magic hips.i have known themto put a spell on a man andspin him like…