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Jul 2012
as I was burned
in the act
of nothing
brave

     the book of my hands
drew the flame

from my children
whose names
I mouthed and spat
Barton D Smock
Written by
Barton D Smock  48/M/Columbus, Ohio
(48/M/Columbus, Ohio)   
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