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A Family Luncheon in Honor of Independence Day The flag posted without enthusiasm The interior doors locked against children Whose mothers aver that their pryings and thefts Are expressions of their authentic selves Dutiful hot dogs, Chinese paper plates Surgeries, diets, and bowel movements Articulated in autopsic detail And catalogues of recent family deaths The in-laws sit for hours; they won’t go away - Now speak again of Independence Day!
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Jul 4, 2017
Jul 4, 2017 at 4:58 PM UTC
A Family Luncheon in Honor of Independence Day
A Family Luncheon in Honor of Independence Day The flag posted without enthusiasm The interior doors locked against children Whose mothers aver that their pryings and thefts Are expressions of their authentic selves Dutiful hot dogs, Chinese paper plates Surgeries, diets, and bowel movements Articulated in autopsic detail And catalogues of recent family deaths The in-laws sit for hours; they won’t go away - Now speak again of Independence Day!
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Jul 4, 2017
Jul 4, 2017 at 4:58 PM UTC
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