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5 Dec 2015

streaks of pale yellow a hollow chuckle what to do what to say tremolo hummingbird sounds redundant too many too few observing a picture painted shards of green porcelain fast cracking into dust powder underfoot altitude compressed into silence uncertain mystery is safer than what? nothing is mysterious judging the judgments fearing the best case scenario telling the same story endless listening hearing little rocks in a foamy wave of noise standing up and recognizing puddles instead of oceans placing pinholes into blue black frame fitted for discomfort infinite identification purple window to grain mountain hill crest spattered with honey crumpled newspaper tumbling down then up then down whistle the circus song pretend it will all be over soon pensacola fl 5 dec 2015

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