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7/4/17
stories elevated by absolutes
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where characters throw themselves into embarrassment
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and those lis
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Jul 16, 2017
9
there were 9 times
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9 times I was let down
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9 times I expected more
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and 9 times disappointed
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9
2m
May 31, 2016
Ashes Across Flesh
the edges of my fingertips
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swell up as they lack their magic
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exposure to red disdain
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covering
2m
Jul 31, 2016
Black & Blue
she takes a blue pen
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writes "man" over a scribbled out "beverage"
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of a Dunkin' Donuts coffee war
2m
Jan 30, 2017
Black Heat/Cold Earth
his hands are not coated
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by the same coal instilled in his place of work
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they arise out of ashes
2m
Feb 19, 2017
Bloom
I
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the alarm clock refuses to set itself
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it tells me this at 4:05 in the morning
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II
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I’ve star
3m
May 19, 2016
Children on Friday
children on Friday
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throw care out of two-story windows
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their weekend is a small miracle
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filled
2m
May 20, 2016
Clipped Wings
they said you just died
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though it seemed your death itself
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was 10 years in the making
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she'll c
2m
Feb 26, 2017
Coda
lingering smoke from the last breath of conversation
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clouds the final goodbye in the throes of dep
1m
May 19, 2016
Colloquial
when this music decides there's
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nothing to say
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nothing but dust and dead weight
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settling into
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Sep 18, 2016
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