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Nov 2013
Standing
arms folded on the platform.

My tongue tastes like a long night
and my legs
stand on their own
and my lungs
feel like an oven.

I hold my tongue like my bladder
and the man with the cup
stands and shakes
and sings
on
the subway.

A crowded platform
means the train is coming.
Keith May
Written by
Keith May  New York, NY
(New York, NY)   
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