English; 2,082 words
Collection of freeform poetry
rev. ed. 2025

how do you leave the town you grew up in – familiarity?
with tears, champagne? or without words? too many explanations or just with a sledgehammer — do you even remember it happening? this guide sits on the intersection of leaving home while burying an old persona, fostered like a parasite. it’s asking questions about how we change, when, why and with what kind of mentality.

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Content notes include:

1. Partially graphic descriptions of blood, death and murder.
2. Partially graphic descriptions of bugs and parasitic infestation.
3. Gratious use of death as a metaphor.