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May 2015
not for the disabled saint
of benevolent trauma
is there a thin line
between birth and death.

I mow the lawn like Iā€™m trying to avoid a spotlight.

trauma
is an imperfect
inherited
circle
run
around a wheelchair
by a youth
knows

that even the devil
has the first half
of his life.
Barton D Smock
Written by
Barton D Smock  48/M/Columbus, Ohio
(48/M/Columbus, Ohio)   
378
   --- and Kelley A Vinal
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