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The stumble
Its funny how it goes, / how within the throes, / of passion and of death
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Paper Heart
you reconcile the tatters of the pages / to set alight with the ashes of your cigarette. / you've saved a word in your scrapbook,
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From the whiteboard
I took your photo from the whiteboard / where we keep our memories / safe from being worn and old;
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Salty Kisses
When the final bell rings / and the workers scamper home, / greet me with salty kisses.
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stoplight
The knock was broken, sad / But in that broken knock / I knew I heard you
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Shatter Glue
Shatter / Clench / Focus
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Those 4am Calls
Did you think it would last? / I recalled those 4am calls with a shudder, / after you had been drunk several hours.
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New Town, Connecticut
Death, ever present / In the gifts hidden away / Untouched and unwrapped;
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The Boy
Anger excites the nerves of the internet. / A young boy, / 5 or 6,
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I stood across the room from you today.
I stood across the room from you today. / Grey sweater, hugging. / Aquamarine, clinging.
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