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May 5, 2016 / barton smock

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uppers

god gets fucked-up about which hair to harm on your head. in some, this goes on for years. I have a lucky razor, a father who’s blind in one hand, and a suicidal thought that scares me to death in front of cops. my last meal came to me on a toothbrush.

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lists (vi)

tragedy
to an angel
is

the ghost
of an alien

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first appeared

father kicks me under the table
for biting
early.

a ghost hears thunder.

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detail

was the fruit
made them want
teeth

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notes to abuser

I have had to tell time using only repetition. there is a tattoo I want on a body I don’t. I can see what you see in me. none of my sounds echo. I have a son. I prepare for him past meals that leave nothing untouched hoping he’ll learn to chew on his own. he has three rooms upstairs and three down. when his bed can’t move, he says something to a door.

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  1. ghostintheshower / May 5 2016 3:20 pm
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    Tattoo/body sentence is very good

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