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poem is not about anybody at the soup

At the center of a soggy bar. She wore a polka dot smile. A tornado of graceful magnificence. Like a spray of funeral flowers Against a leather studded sty. Inside my head, I drunkenly prayed. "Angel flee into yesterday-immediately. Before we dip you in our bile and drink. Don't become like the rest of us!" She won't listen (they never do). She'll become Suzy shot glass. Sporting a smoker's cough. Spit out -split in half. A powdery little midnight moth.

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Date: 7/26/2016 6:38:00 AM
Loved the story telling style.
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Date: 7/26/2016 12:35:00 AM
the initial smile turns into grin reading 'she wore a polka dot smile' ... the conclusion is very fine ...
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Date: 7/25/2016 7:42:00 PM
Hahaha. Very visual. Well done
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