Blank Lines

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The palate stairs
Back at me 
Grunting as I fill it up
Like an old staircase 
It groans under the weight
Of the human in the words
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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August 7, 2017 at 2:16 PM
Hi, Nice poem and imagery. Suggestions: palate stares? human on the words? Cheers
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