Oh the piece of *** i can't have
this ******* of time
this prolonging of longing
what does the universe teach
when it deletes these lines

it teaches that it doesn't
it holds it all in abeyance
of final learning of crescendo
of knowing anything
of scent maybe

it riles me to know
as keys click and snap
tonight up
this equilibrium
of carmel and chocolate

it will read
author of cute lines
while people died
of serious poetry
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