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I Wish I Could Forget
I remember the exact moment we met, / You told me my blue eyes matched my dress / And with blood taking hostage of my cheeks,
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Take Twice Daily to Treat Allergy to Truth
You tread around me / like a crack in the sidewalk, / counting my vertebrae for fractures
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Last Tuesday
I should have beat your *** last Tuesday, / spit in your face, and right-hooked / your loose jaw.
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Dating Vows
I will count your teeth, naming them / for the reasons you smiled before me. / I will call her ugly and make fun of her name.
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Polaroids
I think in family photos. / Always looking behind plastered smiles / and matching wool sweaters.
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I had my first one night stand with a Puerto Rican boy from Reno
He was a beautiful enigma. / A bonified butcher knife / whispering against my throat
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Celestial Bodies
Constantly moving / She fell into orbit around a desolate planet / Prepared to change, rearrange, alter pieces to fit flawlessly
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Thoughts on Living a City Apart
I could die / of smoke inhalation / in a trailer park in Southern Alabama,
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Cold War
Down and out, or better than ever, I can’t tell. / No matter where on Earth I am with you / I will wake up in cold sweats, panting
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Albuquerque, 1973
Lend me your crimson / tinted telescope lens. / I can see you now
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