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Hit and Outrun

Trailhead latrine, cracked mirror— three of me grinning wrong. A soap shaver's chewed itself down, there's a beetle on its back in the basin. I clean my hands as best I can, wipe them on my pants, get out, back into wilderness, where I don't have to face them.

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Tom Woody

Date: 5/22/2025 12:31:00 PM

Nell? Nice placement Jamie:)

Tom Woody
Date: 5/24/2025 5:57:00 AM

I got the feeling of someone wanting to get away from society, choosing to live alone in nature, disappointed with the human race.

Jaymee Thomas
Date: 5/23/2025 3:13:00 PM

That's a deep 90s cut for sure. Not what I was going for, but I won't argue another's interpretation--they're all valid in their own way. It gave me something different to think about and a way to look at my work through a different lens, so thank you. Idk if you intended that, but I genuinely appreciate that you took the time to share it.

Craig Cornish

Date: 5/22/2025 12:21:00 PM

Many won't get the complex simplicity of this, but to me it's a poem that elicits a thousand thoughts!

Jaymee Thomas
Date: 5/23/2025 3:20:00 PM

Thank you, Craig. It's a good thing I'm comfortable being misread or misunderstood (or not read at all if we're being totally transparent) -- it's honestly the best perk of aging and getting to know yourself. There was something you wrote in a comment a while back (not mine but i can't remember who) that was along the lines of not needing 'like' or 'as' and just 'letting the metaphor be' that struck me. That was the inspiration for this sparse piece. I've been trying to trim lately :)

Jaymee Thomas
Date: 5/23/2025 3:20:00 PM

Also, thank you so much for the placement. I sincerely feel honored.