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director, in-absentia
we were
billed as co-stars
in the film of our love
but you overacted trying
to steal the show
and ..
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extra tutoring
spit
shined, patent leather smoke
emotions on fire,
4th grade sway
she passes my
desk,
i stare into th..
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a plaintiff's dream
i want
to court you
sue for back sentiment
my lawyer thinks he can
get me
a forever's worth
..
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a meteorologist's error
big
flakes
little accumulation,
a bit like our love,
a foreboding storm of
passion
then just a sm..
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under water blues
after the storm of grief
left in your wake,
F.E.M.A took one look at
my flooded cheeks
and declared m..
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intervals of movement
sifting fingers through
your wispy locks
arrested my interest
the scent of your eyes
incited a riot..
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no cream or sugar, please
spread
as thin as a light jam
on toasted thoughts,
the words swirl like
slippery butter
but don't st..
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the grip on grief
slip
your sorrow into my hand
i will clasp it
firmly
crush it between familiar fingers.
these palms have..
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flinching at echoes
even after years of
healing,
still reeling
never understood the
infection
that was a bleeding
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schizophrenic
reptile
a
turtle's progress,
slowly my heart moves in
your direction
but a box turtle's
ambiguity
closes my shel..
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