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12 1/2 Good Years
Yesterday morning I left the gas tank nozzle in my tank / and drove away / A stranger yelled or I would have pulled out the entire thing
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Jul 28, 2012
99 and one half friends
I want friends as percentages / that would be more realistic / in "social media" that makes me feel anti-social
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Dec 5, 2013
Abandonment
Left to die, unable to survive on your own / a child thinks this. It is the greatest fear / Doesn't last long, but makes a big impression
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May 5, 2013
a biscuit on a paper towel
I sat with my attention deep into the computer screen / As he came back with two biscuits on a paper towel / "do you want one?" he asked
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Feb 7, 2013
A Brother
You have been together since birth / Do animals grieve? / You seek out my company now a little more
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Jul 26, 2012
A Cat on My Desk, A Drink, Swimming at 6 AM
I awoke, it was 5 AM or some such ridiculous number / and there are definitely at least two types of people in this world / morning people, and people who like to sleep in the morning
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Jan 2, 2013
Addict, Baby
You know you shouldn't do it / You know it won't solve any of your problems / You try to talk yourself out of it
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Jan 4, 2013
A Friendly Kind of Love
Is what I want / I can feel it now a little, had it once / just kind of side by side for awhile
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Jan 21, 2013
After 500 Years of Therapy
My X kicked me back here, to my home town / I thought it was his greatest revenge / Every crack in the sidewalk was a painful reminder
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May 24, 2013
Aftermath
I've slept for two days minus some hours I went out to buy cat food / Today I went to the pool in the rain, and chugged along back and forth / out of breath, encased in a partial wetsuit, watching the water steam at
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Dec 17, 2012
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