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Pistachio
Pistachio, when I first learned your name / It was long and reminded me of nothing— / The always-full ice cream bucket,
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Asyndeton
I once knew a girl her / Name was Liez she did not / Have hair fingernails cartilage
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Everyone in Starbucks at night is alone
All of the tables, even the biggest one, / (which is meant for handicapped customers, / which is why I moved two hours ago),
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Date Written Unknown
I have said “I forgive you” 490 times. / You asked me if I knew I was a dumb **** One. / You told me it was my fault he left. Seven.
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The Last Days, Part II
Everything is done / All that I have tried to say / Voiced, unvoiced, crumples.
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Since Your Last Photograph
For the first time, the viewfinder fails to lose your years— / It kisses collapsed jowls, coaxes wire from your scalp, / Lauds that torn ear (which I swear is lower than before).
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The Auction
For sale: / One complete pulmonary system / Heart, only good for parts.
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Visiting Hours
Yellowing, myopic, cataract-studded eyes / Focused on my face, as if to forever imprint / Each crevice, each line, each dip and undulation
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On a Saturday Morning in late February
On a Saturday Morning in late February / it made sense not to let the grey skies / hinder our plans.
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I am not Tao Lin
I found a crumbling ladies’ fan beneath my dresser / It does not belong to me / The edge is very sharp, I could use it to
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