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June 19, 2019 / barton smock

softenings

home and work

oh places
to be safely
poor

oh tonight
I am sad
a zoo
for zoo
laughter
I kiss

my son’s
elbow
the elbow
the knee’s
farewell

we listen to the dishwasher
as if sound
will make us
close, as if he is not

alone
in hearing
his flat
blue
rollercoaster

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