Kid Pixie

YearsNYears

my resting heart rate is in triple digits
the sun went down my spirit with it
          I'm not having fun
I plan my day around medication
a rollercoaster of stimulation
          and I'm not the only one

I left my journal out in the rain
hoping the storm would somehow wash away
all of those stupid repetitive entries
I've been writing for what feels like centuries
like years and years and years

I'll get out of bed and charge my fitbit
cause this time I swear it's different
          I'm not giving up
I've got plans for rearranging
every part of me is changing
          but not fast enough

if I left this body out in the rain
do you think the storm would somehow wash away
          all of the extra weight, red face,
fine lines that I've spent so much time hating
like years and years and years
          and years and years

every ocean is full of garbage
everyone I know is starving
for some sign of care
          all my friends are missing pieces
we're all sad with no good reason
          I know, it isn't fair

if I left the whole world out in the rain
you think the storm would somehow wash away
          all of the tears and the crying,
          all the grief and the dying
at the very least get struck by lighting
anything to keep us fighting
the next few years and years and years
          and years and years

          years and years

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Kid Pixie is the stage name of Ksenia Hawthorne; a young New Orleans native, faerie prince, and pathological malcontent. Her personal brand of magic is currently manifesting primarily in singing/songwriting. The original song appearing in this issue was originally published to YouTube in January 2021.

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