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It’s not often I relish the sun, But did so, Come one almond eye’d glance – And “awkward.” It’s not often I gaze, the stranger, But did so, Come the little silk doll, snoring – Curled upon her back. It’s not often I hate, putrid, But did so, Come man, come companion – And the trash she’d burrowed. It’s not often I speak, I only write, But did so, Witnessed smug, and a A smoke, cradled poignant, “husband.” It’s not often I blush, nor often I fold, But did so – Come a mother and son, Climbing mountains, cursed, and trash. It’s not often I scamper, tail tucked leg, But did so – Come her freckled red ménage, And the man who’d snapped his fingers. It’s often, and ought I point a finger, But to did so – Never knowing love, never knowing angst, And never knowing them.
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Oct 26, 2015
Oct 26, 2015 at 5:36 AM UTC
"Si wawa" (Little silk doll)
It’s not often I relish the sun, But did so, Come one almond eye’d glance – And “awkward.” It’s not often I gaze, the stranger, But did so, Come the little silk doll, snoring – Curled upon her back. It’s not often I hate, putrid, But did so, Come man, come companion – And the trash she’d burrowed. It’s not often I speak, I only write, But did so, Witnessed smug, and a A smoke, cradled poignant, “husband.” It’s not often I blush, nor often I fold, But did so – Come a mother and son, Climbing mountains, cursed, and trash. It’s not often I scamper, tail tucked leg, But did so – Come her freckled red ménage, And the man who’d snapped his fingers. It’s often, and ought I point a finger, But to did so – Never knowing love, never knowing angst, And never knowing them.
On and for the ******* diggers of Guiyang; the little baby on her back, the splots of soot and refuse wrought her arms - I'd never complain about "me" again, I'd only hope a prosperity for us all.
liam-c-calhoun
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Oct 26, 2015
Oct 26, 2015 at 5:36 AM UTC
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