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Row,
Caps of white,
A salted escape
beneath reflected light.
Brother, remember those old lies?
I’m off to sea to make those things right,
now.
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But if He makes you happy, stands/
as bulwark against the vast, indifferent/
and deadly universe, then cling to Him
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Then he spoke of her cowardice, and from within, her heart fluttered and a soft heat branched out across her chest, face, and stomach pits and she felt imprisoned by that room.
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140051
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Snow was falling. People passed by the window and wore large coats. Inside, Alex stood in front of the window and watched.
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125922
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The mother was happy, though. She was happy because she could make him some soup and then she could feed it to him in bed.
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“Have you heard about Lucius?” The lawyer turned to the carpenter. “They say he's gone mad. Just gone; the madness of the gods.” Sitting in the barbershop were the former two, one in his forties and the other of his fifties; a gray-haired…
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When God created Adam and then Eve, he thought they were fucking awesome. It's true that Eve grew on him but even so: awesome.
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The new poetry
comes in shining
metal boxes
covered in glass
so you can peer in.
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You had me from the moment you dared to enlighten me, with that sweet smile hanging over the edge of your bright pink Cosmopolitan, your face teetering at the wrong angle, but not the words, which were never slanted, nor…
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This gravity thing, I reckon, is enamored with me. It loves me so much that it has fettered me with itself.
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you wait for her to damn you
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86400
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My body continues to tread water through its daily existence and each day challenges me to find some sort of grounding. I often wonder who needs taking care of as I find myself sometimes spiraling in a downwards cycle-- not even taking a required break
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Our Lord Savior Google/ answers prayers without prejudice/ and leaves the self-hatred up to you
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"Let's see...I...in the beginning...came from...hmmm...does it really matter to you?"
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The elephant kept popping in and out of the savannah--which is to say, in and out of existence. It was an African bush elephant, which made this trick even more impressive.
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