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Winter Flowers
Winter flowers are small and hardy.
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They lack the ostentation of summer blooms.
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They are quiet,
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140,490 Miles (Train Tracks)
There are 140,490 miles of railroad in the United States,
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21,000 miles of Amtrak rails,
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Amtrak o
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drunk again
i’ve had too much to drink tonight.
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please excuse me if i stumble.
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have you ever been to a bar w
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notes on being dragged backwards through a hedge
Relax.
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I know your instincts are screaming to fight.
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This is a mistake.
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You will only hurt you
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haiku for my brother
We can save the world.
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We can wear capes if you want.
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My baby brother.
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never enough time
There is never enough time.
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How many words
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have gone unsaid?
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Forgotten
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by the light of day.
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did you know
Hey, did you know
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You’re never alone.
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At any given time
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You’ve got a million million
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Microsc
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TELEGRAM TO MY HEART
MY DEAR HEART. STOP. IT HAS BEEN TOO LONG. STOP. YOU HAVE GROWN COLD WITH HURT. STOP. YOUR DRUM IS O
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A Villanelle
Were I a schoolboy,
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summer'd pass me by.
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All day I'd sleep,
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content without the Sun.
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But I a
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A Briefcase Full of Fear
You frighten me.
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Plain and simple, I am frightened.
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I have a briefcase full of fear,
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that I ha
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