Tristamateer Quotes

you tried to talk about it
once, afterwards.
you named it
and laid down until it was over.
you named it
and you watched people
walk away from you.
you named it
and felt ashamed.

you still said its name.

— t.m.

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seafoam*
poetry

A LIST OF THINGS THAT HURT
1. Calls that go to voicemail
2. Seeing a stranger who looks like you
3. Fresh flowers in cemeteries
4. Dreams in which you’re still alive
5. Waking up from them

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seafoam*
love

if you need it, i forgive you

FOR WHATEVER YOU NEED FORGIVENESS FOR.

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seafoam*
love

Funny how things can tell you exactly what they are and you’ll still find a way to be surprised and disappointed later.

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seafoam*
breakup

Yesterday, I woke up from a nap to a world without you in it. I thought it was a joke, but there was very little setup... I’m never going to get the punchline, but I keep trying to.

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seafoam*
love

Do you hear me?
All that wanting,
all that aching,
all that capacity for love:

it never belonged to you in the first place.

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seafoam*
breakup

“

Is this okay,
is this okay,
is this okay
or does it
make me weak?

Trista Mateer

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seafoam*
tristamateer

Do you think moons really love the planets they circle around...?
I’ve been thinking: maybe they’re just stuck. Maybe they don’t know how to let go either. Maybe “gravitational pull” is just code for “I don’t know how to be away from you” — but on a massive scale.
Like, “Baby, I know we don’t work together. I just forget how to be a moon when you’re not around.”
I forget how to be a moon when you’re not around, but I’m getting the hang of it. I’m working it out.

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seafoam*
love

I'm in love with my anger

my war-won body

tense and vicious.

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seafoam*
anger

She says if people change, she doesn’t understand why names get stuck. She calls it false advertisement...
(T.M.)

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seafoam*
identity