katherine-1Whisper

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gratitudeI am so grateful for the way / you split me open / like an egg,
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14.gasoline smoke / would not be a joke / in a world the size of thine
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Untitledwho is the stranger with the anger in her bones, / who finds hiding places in oversized sleeves / and tension in the clenching of her jaw.
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-What's to be said of two raindrops who, / in a gust of wind, form together as one- / only to be torn apart by an impending smash on new earth?
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UntitledOne Hand / an obstruction of sky’s face / another obstacle for wind’s arms-
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The old man stands in bare feetThe old man stands in bare feet / on the composite floor, / gnawing on raw potatoes;
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PoppyThe guilt in your bones only weighs you down. / I'd like to twist them open and pour it out / like boulders on the mountain rolling heavily down.
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The serpent in my gutThe serpent in my gut will hiss for months before it strikes / gripping organs like cuscuta / dripping venom like a hungry dog
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UntitledIt swell in the silence that I set aside, / taking on the shape of your body and feeding every corner of mine / untangling all the knots that I’ve nourished in my belly for months.
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monologueThe plant’s name is dirt, / the dirt is sweet- / I am doing so, so well.
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