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Finding Yourself a PatientIf you should find yourself nineteen, / far more concerned with the outside world to consider / the worth of drawing breath on this Earth,
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May 4, 2016
ConqueredThe woman I loved kept a dog inside her body, / grew rabid with the taste of another man’s mouth. / Her lips dripped with froth,
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Nov 5, 2015
ShowerThe clouds cover sun--- / Wind pushes through the trees / Threatening downpour on a sweltering day.
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Apr 5, 2015
BacktrackingI was thirteen when I saw him, looking / underweight and tan as he stood there, / hands gripping at the handle
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Apr 5, 2015
A Dream on the First Day of SummerI awoke from a dream on the first day of summer. / I dreamt I killed a man by the hammock, / he bled and bled profusely.
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Mar 27, 2015
ReducedStanding before the room, / the distance between you and each individual reduced / to an almost claustrophobic space.
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Mar 25, 2015
TapeGrowing older by the minute. / The world was silent as it listened. / Piercing was the sound of the bullet.
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Mar 16, 2015
FelisWell groomed, / whiskers bunched up, / tufts of hair mount at the ears.
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Mar 12, 2015
Lucky # 77 is for the sirens outside my door. / For the uninvited hands which relentlessly wrap around my torso, / lifting me up from the comfort of my dreams.
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May 6, 2014
Reverse.Where do I begin? / In the wounded smile plastered on my face? / This face,
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Apr 2, 2014
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