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Oct 2012
solitaire at seven--
i placed chestnuts on the cards
to cheat and win.
you told me what DNA was
after teaching me the game







.
when i trade syllables between lines, to cheat at form but achieve the content i want, it's a similar pleasure. i don't consider gene therapy unfair, necessarily, but it's an irresistible metaphor
vircapio gale
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