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Aug 2023
She ***** the breath
from every word
and chews it up
like bubble gum.

Then, daintily,
she wraps it up
in tissue paper
for the can.
© 1982 by Jack Morris
Strangerous
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Strangerous  New Orleans
(New Orleans)   
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