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to the cat in my neighbor's window

licking a paw on the sill, grey-white shadow of fur and sun beam this paw must be clean this paw must be clean. this paw must be clean he will clean it by rough tongue to silk fur coat two licks and nudge paw to face and back becoming a warm god in the sun looking for hair disturbed this paw must be clean
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emilie-dean
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Sep 29, 2010
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William Carlos Williams pastiche

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