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you cannot
unknow the
warmth of a
body.
(c) Brooke Otto

I can feel it in books.
you're so
angry that
angry people
are the only things
you attract and that's
no longer me.
(c) Brooke Otto
While writing about the
observable universe, I begin
to be entirely unable to
conceive how small I am
but how large i am, how
inconceivably large i am
(c) Brooke Otto 2013
The polaroid.

The sidewalks.

Lake Calhoun.

Sleeping in the hot and sticky trunk.

The stars.

Hiding.

Your cave.

Being ashamed.

Saying goodbye.

Seeing the stars.

The paintings.

The polaroids.

The legs draped over the arm rest of the sofa.

Who's feet are these?

The stars of Minneapolis.

The courtyard.

My face.

Your beautiful ****** angel.

The Starlite Motel.

Seeing the stars of Minneapolis.

The cave.

The paint puddles in a Bible.

The most beautiful night you've ever had.

Don't paint anyone else.

Show me the stars of Minneapolis from inside your cave.

I didn't know 'till now.

I just didn't know.
I'm afraid I will
never do anything
quite as grand as
all the things
I imagine
you are
doing.
(c) Brooke Otto

For those of us that think too much.
i have gotten
a lot quieter
since the
end of
july
when we
stopped talking
and i tend to think
more. My taste for
theatrics has slowly
dissipated.
(c) Brooke Otto

it's true that you really only can find yourself by yourself.
The gods gave you these feet to run, run, run. Walk, stumble, fall. Stand.
The gods gave you these feet to break, to heal, to wander all your days

When your pretty face holds those bright eyes to the ground,
Walk, walk, walk
They can't take that from you

This dirt road has been travelled
But these grass roots are waiting for you

When these feet can take no more, the gods will call you home
Still but ever-moving,
You are the wanderer
The gods wait to meet the hands that match those feet
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