1580 9 7
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After lunch I left my office and trickled along like a slow leak, a notch above meandering; gravity had become a lateral force that pulled me forward.
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158032
|
I turned a maiden to a witch / and back again
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158000
|
Emi stood up and turned to Mayumi. She did not know what else to say. There was a sense of helplessness.
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158000
|
Mint upon my palate, I rub sleep infused eyes and crawl under the covers. Oh blessed sleep, please descend upon this body and transverse this fatigue. Eyes closed, bring a wavering blackness upon subtle lids. The conversation begins…
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158011
|
There is no cement stronger than the one holding a miserable couple together.
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158050
|
I made her a mix tape. It was revolutionary. Twenty-two songs she had to hear at least once in her life. I even drew some trippy drug-like designs on the label of the CD to make it seem more real. It was the ocean and the sun and every body of land balled up…
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158040
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We’re more into the punishment that works its way in through the skin and coats the heart anonymously.
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158043
|
Until the ivy hides me in
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158084
|
You don't want to knowthe details of my lifethe gossipthe boring moments strung togetheracross the lap ofmy sense of responsibilityit drives methrough the daysdoing this and thatchore, check on the listi am tired and need to stop for a drinkand then, i am filled up for a…
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158031
|
My mind raced at the endless possibilities one could die while driving to get a pizza.
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158011
|
children love to push the gas up and down my limbs
|
157995
|
The number is very large/
and perpetually changes//
as old stars fade, explode,/
or collapse into something not stars
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157987
|
I supposed reluctantly that Princeton is soft as Macalester College is soft. A person could die just for having attended U.W.-Madison or Yale.
|
157943
|
. . . the empiricism of the mechanical had wound tight into her, lessons her few calendars could never impart without aid from sundials, hourglasses, clocks.
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157900
|
I'm a jogger of these parts, but I've yet to discover a dead body, or even dead body parts, or worse yet, discover that my parts will be discovered by some unfortunate jogger.
|
1579129
|
anxiety
said Kierkegaard
is the dizziness
of freedom
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15791110
|
That won’t kill me, will it? I asked. Maybe, the doctor said.
|
157900
|
she thinks she looks good in her short red dress, black makeup around her eyes, last night's lipstick a slap of crimson on her cheek.
"like this," she says, holding the hammer above her head.
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157966
|
It's really not too bad. The personI am was me. We laughed insidethose sacred places at all the monieswell spent. We walked in the gardenswithout any shoes on. Not one singleflower seemed to mind. And now it'sa forgotten mess or so I've imagined.I'd rather you think about…
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15792110
|
The fly comes in against my will/
and hers. She would prefer/
the wider world with its piles of shit
|
157965
|
in the deep dark of
a 2 a.m. atmosphere
|
15791610
|
Shadows are so admirable in film noir
less so on x-rays and mammograms
|
1578710
|
From room to room, neither closet nor drawer contained any remnant of pleasant memory.
|
157861
|
Mr. Wazzeldot has seven legs. He lives very comfortably. He likes to sit by the fire. There's a large cushion for a chair, and in the evenings, he sips his Bloody Marys. I know because I visit him…
|
157832
|
I unwrap my #4, the greasy smell wafting over my nostrils, and I pause, with the understanding that this will be the highlight of my day, and that I should savor the moment, and then I bite in.
|
157832
|
Somniloquies rise like the drowned . . .
|
157885
|
—Mazel tov, schmazel tov!
|
157894
|
Later, when she said she'd had miscarriages, I should have put it all together.
|
157874
|
Mythical Itch and the Unicorns
Working Late
Jacuzzi Floozy
One Erection
Diego Rivera’s Poncho
Frieda’s Moustache
Avalanche
Babushka Dolls
Photographic Mammary
Drool
Sir Gruntsalot
Uber Rubber
Iota Pie
Elder Geese
Ladylike
Rud
|
157863
|
Chant the ice cream mantra.
Prance the do dah day ballet.
Trot the t-bone tango two-step.
Dance the livelong day away.
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