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Dec 2015
My words caught in my throat
and as they clumsily tumbled from my mouth
They fell heavily on my shoulders
And stung my eyes
As I tried to swallow them
A few hung in the air
While the others fluttered in my stomach
Beating against my ribcage
Emily Oliver
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Emily Oliver  Arizona
(Arizona)   
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       ---, Sindi Kafazi, ---, --- and Poetictunes
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