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Poetic Form: Shape
Inspired: 2024 January 10
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F E A R ... has a phantom voice clinging flesh tethered bones fumbling - yardage uncatchable losing ground ephemeral scope a leathered novelty of jumbling alphabets despairing formation a semblance of hope measured a bit a gram a whiff of air ... a seeker of the most desperate kind ? ... who is this mysterious forbidder of my s o u l. ? ... who is this formidable monstrosity that consistently [b][l][o][c][k][s] ? ... who p>re=vents eventual re=solve and the gift of a PeAcEfUl m i n d! ? W H O ? W H O ? W H O ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? m e ...

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Date: 1/10/2024 9:58:00 AM
pure craftsmanship...love the implications of using those question marks. Profound and well done...enjoy your day, Sara
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Date: 1/10/2024 10:07:00 AM
Thank you, Sara. Half of me look like Karloff--recuperating, OT & PT therapy and the nurse, all taking turns...me, Boris. Aloha, William
Date: 1/10/2024 9:32:00 AM
Nice love those question marks.. this must be for Brians contest... hope you are well Hilo..
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Date: 1/10/2024 9:40:00 AM
I suppose--perhaps I should enter, I mentioned that I look like Karloff--partially, recovery mode, thumbs-up by Occ-Therapists yesterday, PT-tomorrow then nurse, day after ... bottom line says it ... ME, Boris! Aloha

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