Month: October 2022
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stay
the leaves are beginning to fallthey carpet sidewalks nowspilling marigold secretsto a quiet restless road ocean tides leavemountain tops stayi am not from herebut i do belong bodies bendrefract backthe curvatureof a iridescent moon,so much stays hidden hearts beathollowed chestsfiery sun raps‘round red love and cool angersleeping, shiningsleeping, shining air filled lungsthat need not ito…
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foster lot
it isn’t a wonder they upend mei was a ward of the state once and only forever will be againwith just 7 years in the systemi understand public property and servitudestraight white lines drawn around empty stuck spacesonly ever coming or going,no stayingor resolveonly waitingwith desire,and ignominyfor things that do not come to foster lots…
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conscious uncouplet-ing
from the high tight corner of an old breakfront hutcha chain of sturdy green leaves grows up and over down the side of a cracked terra cotta pot.at once, the plant vine dangles then snaps in the chubby hand of a triumphant toddler below.the jutted brown stalk is left empty a second stem with only…
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