840 3 3
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my heartis a brokenstandpipefanningcity water cayenneacross sidewalksgutters ripple redover fast food bagsand cigarette buttsover the feetof priests and pit bullsover the handsof drunksand babiesand into the mouthsof ratsand raconteurs you never oughtadrink…
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1318 3 2
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1018 7 5
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We are impressed and cheer them on/
in their struggle against the wild/
and unkempt ravages of nature
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657 15 17
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the kind of thing that begins with a fist
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77 6 4
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Call a geologist instead.
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916 9 8
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What will become/
of the resource-sucking poor
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1340 8 6
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My wife tells me/your dog has vomited/
on the carpet AGAIN!
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3 0 0
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If they could, what would they call us? Warriors? We never had the chance to see the sun. I've been learning so much here--how to walk fast, how to understand the way Chinatown moves into the Village, how to take the train back to…
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1140 4 5
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I sat at
the vast graveyard
of broken hearts
on the mending fence
of wonderment
unsealing the silence
of the wounds
I began to put the pieces
together
like a puzzle against
forgetting
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1907 17 11
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(Insert poignant line here)
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1200 0 1
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930 0 0
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that lightheaded feeling you have right now is a good thing
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1036 4 3
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the ones that have seen
the other seasons,
let them set up the track
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1053 7 8
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Number the herd. Number/
the baskets after harvest./
Note the reappearance of the moon/
after its short absence.
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27 1 1
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Caution:
Flirtation devices
Will drop down
From overhead
Cover your face first
Before flirting with
The passenger next to you
Try to remain
In an upright
And locked position
For as long as possible
Until told to eject
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