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April 21, 2024 / barton smock

canary machine

God wanted to leave a mark.
A mark. Not a god-
sized
mark.

I thought poetry would keep me from writing.

I do everything without my body.

I was pulled
from a sound
my mother
couldn’t make.

The longer the waiting
the faster
the aftermath.

Your kid is dead and was seen
dead
by thousands.

How many
likes
make
a past-

Pick up a gun
or scream
I’ll find you

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