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Look Alive
Look Alive Said the man to the dead child who tried but failed to look alive enough to satisfy him who killed her
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The Wound
The Wound It was suggested I was wounded. I checked myself Like a man Who can’t believe He hasn’t been Shot in a duel. I couldn’t find one. A wound…
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Perfect Stranger
Perfect Stranger Strangers are perfect Until you meet them At which point they aren’t Strangers anymore.
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The Tree
The Tree In some woods one of the trees — Nothing very remarkable about her — Decided to leave. No pun intended. She was a long time pulling her roots…
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The Conch
The Conch On Limantour Beach I picked up a conch shell. Put it to my ear. I keep it on my desk. Every now and then I pick it up. A sound like wind, Only…
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Consolation
Consolation A day will come when it will be a lie To say there are other fish in the sea By the time you realize that The one you caught was the last It…
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Eclipse
Eclipse I saw one once. This was in Idaho. Men were cutting Wheat in the valley Between me And the toothy Tetons. They didn’t stop To watch the sun…
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