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January 26, 2018 / barton smock

blood musics

so famously
daughter
she is too young
to smoke

her silence

in the shorthand
of my mouth

remains
born

there is no dark doorknob that ain’t the fist of her brother, no

madwoman
boiling
a deaf
snake

she takes it outside
her made-up song

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  1. danielpaulmarshall / Jan 26 2018 7:44 pm
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    “in the shorthand of my mouth” how do keep churning out lines like this? It is enviable, i am envious, which is unhealthy of me, but i just can’t help it. It’s just so good.

    • barton smock / Jan 26 2018 8:27 pm
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      dude stay healthy, ha!

      • danielpaulmarshall / Jan 26 2018 8:31 pm
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        [breathe deeply…heeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh…breath deeply…heeeeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh…]

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