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"december" is a fragmented and evocative poem that captures the month's essence through a series of staccato impressions and emotional snapshots. It's an attempt to distill the feeling of December—the darkness, the endings, the cold, the memories, the flickering lights of holidays, and the personal significance of a birth month.

The poem uses a unique, almost typographical style to convey the fleeting and layered nature of thought and feeling. It invites readers to piece together their interpretations and find resonance in the fragmented moments. I hope it evokes the unique atmosphere of December for you and perhaps a moment of personal reflection.

Listen to poem:
(a quick, staccato tapping of imaginary typewriter keys) december! (d(arkness)). (e(nding)). (c(old)). (e(ven so)). (m(emory(christmas hanukkah kwanza))). (b(efore(ten))). (e(ach(a flicker))). (r(estless(me))). (a pause; a cigarette flicked into an unseen ashtray). (born)this(month)me, (a small(fear))a big(joy)a whispered(prayer), (this)light(a(breath))). (a final, almost whispered keystroke), (it is perfect).

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