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Barton D Smock
Poems
Jul 2017
cigarette gospel
on a stage
in a beaten
field
a man
new to walking
is opening
with his hands
the belly
of a shark
thatβs eaten
by word of mouth
a local
priest
whose fingernails
miss teeth
like an angel
Written by
Barton D Smock
48/M/Columbus, Ohio
(48/M/Columbus, Ohio)
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