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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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Feb 15, 2012
14.
gasoline smoke / would not be a joke / in a world the size of thine
14
Feb 16, 2012
Delayed
"The world is flat!" / the dog chokes while / hitting his head against the concrete wall in the stairwell.
18
Oct 23, 2016
gratitude
I am so grateful for the way / you split me open / like an egg,
18
Jan 7, 2017
monologue
The plant’s name is dirt, / the dirt is sweet- / I am doing so, so well.
21
Nov 6, 2016
Poppy
The 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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Apr 5, 2016
The old man stands in bare feet
The old man stands in bare feet / on the composite floor, / gnawing on raw potatoes;
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Apr 8, 2017
The serpent in my gut
The 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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Oct 4, 2016
Untitled
who is the stranger with the anger in her bones, / who finds hiding places in oversized sleeves / and tension in the clenching of her jaw.
14
Mar 7, 2015
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One Hand / an obstruction of sky’s face / another obstacle for wind’s arms-
21
Feb 15, 2012
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