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July 5, 2015 / barton smock

horseface

you strike me as an invasive listener. I love your body. loving mine doesn’t mean I’m not okay wearing too many clothes. does this make me look alone? like, crucifix-on-the-dashboard alone? my mother fell for my father because he couldn’t find a finger to write with. horror movies lift me from poverty into a long period of healing followed by a jump scare. earlier, before you bled into a corncob, my brain had you as a spider spinning an infant. if it pleases god, I’d like to go somewhere time hasn’t been.

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  1. Donna J Snyder / Jul 5 2015 1:46 am
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    Stunned silence. A whimper born of a sense of unworthiness. A sigh. Reread. Repeat.

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