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February 9, 2024 / barton smock

machine machine

The wings didn't grow.

My stomach
tried to help.

The back of my throat
whitened
its tender
cross.

There was a loose hammer
in the backseat
for years
before I stopped

for that hoary
bat
long nailed
to a skateboard.

The back of your mother's head
is safe.

Heaven. Hell. We go to both.

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