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he came to her, a sleepy kitten
in a morning of fog and diluted
light poles
the sun was a long and thin glimpse
of cloudy orange
she sa..
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we drove a truck on a Sunday
to a place that once housed us, and alone
by ourselves we called home
it was
the scent of dank a..
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this is the parka i told you
about, mauve, the one i bought
on sale, the day i was lucky to have
the umbrella you gave me, since
i keep ..
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You smoke a lot, I accept that about you
You also have the habit of looking out the window
Not for people, not for anyone you know
Not fo..
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the way you hold onto my arm
when the streets are empty,
save for one or two passing cars
you spend more time tending
the azaleas than..
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As if we were on top of a mountain,
and your words could cut across air
The air was flesh, your words, daggers
the smell, the..
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if your heart is not in it
it does not have to be
not really "
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he was the boy who wore
plain shirts, the usual jeans, and
sneakers sold on sidewalks
he played basketball, looked at pictures,
comic ..
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I will not admit. I do not want to know.
Your thoughts replenish my hive
I would not look at you, I detest your kindness
Your words and you, ..
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It was our private joke
We will write letters until they demolish
the Post office as they did
the telegram and tethered permanently
solid-..
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