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jonathan-smuts

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chain dreams hand small open eyes grey mouth crumpled held skin black covered early hands boils clouds shut suit dropped ball stamped caused midnight produced bright midday carefully grabbed thick window trampled scratch foolishly east hat donned mixture cracks burden matched knock sizes leave flickering night study side ears heavy knowing ankles set obliged hair soothingly lips sight colourful arm footfalls large stood wrists sun wrist unseeing plucked unkempt pressed whispered claws risen nails stared weary pus dry dribbled spilled doorway buried connected trickle head bruised scales sickly laugh reached message speak silent west finally creaked needed morn waste empty pity door offering sores offered pierced hear hesitated deeply bowler locked wore gently plain nostrils dirty cracked smoky sincerity punches hoping tar patted turned mine evening pulling tugged grown hopelessly shimmering floor pinstriped oozing ideas chest palms secretly discomfort lay haunting man pocket guffawed waist foot clear jacket swollen basket