They
outside neon punctuated darkness
desk held him
light from screen
branded his face
hoping They
were OK.
was it night
or day?
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Addiction
I quit smoking
two weeks ago
but the taste
of cigarettes
was still in my mouth
when you kissed me
this morning
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Scientific cruelty
#schrodinger’s sister
was not happy
about her beloved tabby
so she
reported her brother
to the proper authority
cat protection league
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Out
She was fascinated
with outside the frame
in art
beyond
the edge of movies
next to the subject
of photographs
Out
side R
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Human
He used to be
Human
He remembers
Vaguely
Heart beats
Shallow breaths
Her skin
And the last exhale
As she walked away
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If you were a book what book would you be
She, asked me
if I were book
what book
would I be
bestseller I boasted
very boldly
laughing she
replied
~
more rough guide!
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cold vanity
called herself
the princess
and took her beauty
very, very, seriously,
face frozen
unable to smile
– even at magazines.
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Hunger
Lost in the kitchen like Alice
once more
through the door
everything says
eat me, eat me
eat me, eat me
eat me, eat me
eat
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He Came
tumbling the curtains,
disturbing the particles.
he came into the room,
after shackering last night.
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Once upon
a long way
from
forever
her
happiness
cried
after.
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