ADistractionDiary
@adistractiondiary.bsky.social
Take a look
In my book
you will find
bits of mind
tore in two
woven new
and made three
this is me
my diary
adistractiondiary.com (free e-book)
https://youtube.com/@adistractiondiary?feature=shared (full poem readings)
In my book
you will find
bits of mind
tore in two
woven new
and made three
this is me
my diary
adistractiondiary.com (free e-book)
https://youtube.com/@adistractiondiary?feature=shared (full poem readings)
Pinned
I wrote you all
A distraction diary
though some might call
My word too raw and wiry
All of my life
they’ve ever said
“great ideas”
all in my head
“Un-rooted...little clones”
I could tell by their tones
a reading, a daydream
I made others’ letters
Another than they seem
(CONTINUED IN COMMENTS)
A distraction diary
though some might call
My word too raw and wiry
All of my life
they’ve ever said
“great ideas”
all in my head
“Un-rooted...little clones”
I could tell by their tones
a reading, a daydream
I made others’ letters
Another than they seem
(CONTINUED IN COMMENTS)
"Silence"
.
They stripped down our houses walls
To fill up their banquet halls
And as they all went
We sat and were silent
.
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They stripped down our houses walls
To fill up their banquet halls
And as they all went
We sat and were silent
.
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July 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"Silence"
.
They stripped down our houses walls
To fill up their banquet halls
And as they all went
We sat and were silent
.
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.
They stripped down our houses walls
To fill up their banquet halls
And as they all went
We sat and were silent
.
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.
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"Discourse"
.
What I know true
Was said in blue
And red in veins
In joys and pains
.
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What I know true
Was said in blue
And red in veins
In joys and pains
.
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July 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"Discourse"
.
What I know true
Was said in blue
And red in veins
In joys and pains
.
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.
What I know true
Was said in blue
And red in veins
In joys and pains
.
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"Seeds"
.
When seeds were sown
Could they have known
That they'd grow stars
And Pluto and Mars
.
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When seeds were sown
Could they have known
That they'd grow stars
And Pluto and Mars
.
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July 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Seeds"
.
When seeds were sown
Could they have known
That they'd grow stars
And Pluto and Mars
.
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When seeds were sown
Could they have known
That they'd grow stars
And Pluto and Mars
.
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"Scam"
.
Who crashed the van
Who broke the dam
The shattered walls
It was a scam
.
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Who crashed the van
Who broke the dam
The shattered walls
It was a scam
.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Scam"
.
Who crashed the van
Who broke the dam
The shattered walls
It was a scam
.
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Who crashed the van
Who broke the dam
The shattered walls
It was a scam
.
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"Footage"
.
The walls have eyes
That's what they said
Yet there's no record
Of why he's dead
.
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The walls have eyes
That's what they said
Yet there's no record
Of why he's dead
.
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July 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"Footage"
.
The walls have eyes
That's what they said
Yet there's no record
Of why he's dead
.
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The walls have eyes
That's what they said
Yet there's no record
Of why he's dead
.
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"Knees"
.
The rustled leaves
Talked through the trees
Fed the grass on lies
And cut their knees
.
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The rustled leaves
Talked through the trees
Fed the grass on lies
And cut their knees
.
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July 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Knees"
.
The rustled leaves
Talked through the trees
Fed the grass on lies
And cut their knees
.
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The rustled leaves
Talked through the trees
Fed the grass on lies
And cut their knees
.
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Epste!n Didn't Dill Himself
.
A moment whispered
Spoke to me
Do not believe
What you see
.
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A moment whispered
Spoke to me
Do not believe
What you see
.
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July 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Epste!n Didn't Dill Himself
.
A moment whispered
Spoke to me
Do not believe
What you see
.
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.
A moment whispered
Spoke to me
Do not believe
What you see
.
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"Please"
.
Thinking thoughts
Of haves and nots
The would you please
Down on their knees
.
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Thinking thoughts
Of haves and nots
The would you please
Down on their knees
.
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July 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"Please"
.
Thinking thoughts
Of haves and nots
The would you please
Down on their knees
.
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.
Thinking thoughts
Of haves and nots
The would you please
Down on their knees
.
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"Steps"
.
Just out of sight
Heavy and light
So many reps
Arms taking steps
My shoulders clear
Thoughts in your ear
.
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Just out of sight
Heavy and light
So many reps
Arms taking steps
My shoulders clear
Thoughts in your ear
.
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July 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"Steps"
.
Just out of sight
Heavy and light
So many reps
Arms taking steps
My shoulders clear
Thoughts in your ear
.
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.
Just out of sight
Heavy and light
So many reps
Arms taking steps
My shoulders clear
Thoughts in your ear
.
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"Wind"
.
I split my hand
On broken land
Twist back and forth
From south to north
Told by which way
The crossed winds sway
.
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.
I split my hand
On broken land
Twist back and forth
From south to north
Told by which way
The crossed winds sway
.
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July 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Wind"
.
I split my hand
On broken land
Twist back and forth
From south to north
Told by which way
The crossed winds sway
.
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.
I split my hand
On broken land
Twist back and forth
From south to north
Told by which way
The crossed winds sway
.
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"Sweat"
.
Up and down
In sweat I drown
To push this press
The sun my dress
I won't stand still
til my guts spill
.
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Up and down
In sweat I drown
To push this press
The sun my dress
I won't stand still
til my guts spill
.
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July 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"Sweat"
.
Up and down
In sweat I drown
To push this press
The sun my dress
I won't stand still
til my guts spill
.
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.
Up and down
In sweat I drown
To push this press
The sun my dress
I won't stand still
til my guts spill
.
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"Balance"
.
I could write you
Eternal songs
In languages
That will die
And have to ask
If zero
Lasts forever
.
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.
I could write you
Eternal songs
In languages
That will die
And have to ask
If zero
Lasts forever
.
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.
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July 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"Balance"
.
I could write you
Eternal songs
In languages
That will die
And have to ask
If zero
Lasts forever
.
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.
I could write you
Eternal songs
In languages
That will die
And have to ask
If zero
Lasts forever
.
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.
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"Viagra"
.
A little moment
Spoke to you
In green and white
A sky in blue
Your razor's edge
Comes in view
As sun pours
And sweat spews
.
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.
A little moment
Spoke to you
In green and white
A sky in blue
Your razor's edge
Comes in view
As sun pours
And sweat spews
.
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July 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"Viagra"
.
A little moment
Spoke to you
In green and white
A sky in blue
Your razor's edge
Comes in view
As sun pours
And sweat spews
.
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.
A little moment
Spoke to you
In green and white
A sky in blue
Your razor's edge
Comes in view
As sun pours
And sweat spews
.
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.
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"Lies"
.
I told you softly not to cry
It's all a vision in your eye
Illusions muster, live, and die
It's not real, it's all a lie
.
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I told you softly not to cry
It's all a vision in your eye
Illusions muster, live, and die
It's not real, it's all a lie
.
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June 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Lies"
.
I told you softly not to cry
It's all a vision in your eye
Illusions muster, live, and die
It's not real, it's all a lie
.
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I told you softly not to cry
It's all a vision in your eye
Illusions muster, live, and die
It's not real, it's all a lie
.
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"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 10
.
As I hung onto you
Like a grade school backpack
You tightened the straps all the way on,
And waited
For your breath
To become air?
.
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.
As I hung onto you
Like a grade school backpack
You tightened the straps all the way on,
And waited
For your breath
To become air?
.
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June 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 10
.
As I hung onto you
Like a grade school backpack
You tightened the straps all the way on,
And waited
For your breath
To become air?
.
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.
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.
As I hung onto you
Like a grade school backpack
You tightened the straps all the way on,
And waited
For your breath
To become air?
.
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.
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"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 9
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A latch to seal the lock.
In that moment
Was your mind a cushion
For a litany of pins and needles
As I held you close
.
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A latch to seal the lock.
In that moment
Was your mind a cushion
For a litany of pins and needles
As I held you close
.
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June 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 9
.
A latch to seal the lock.
In that moment
Was your mind a cushion
For a litany of pins and needles
As I held you close
.
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.
A latch to seal the lock.
In that moment
Was your mind a cushion
For a litany of pins and needles
As I held you close
.
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"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 8
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skull
Like a spider with a broken leg
Descending
Ghostly, ghastly--elegantly
Heavenly
Unto its web--
.
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skull
Like a spider with a broken leg
Descending
Ghostly, ghastly--elegantly
Heavenly
Unto its web--
.
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June 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 8
.
skull
Like a spider with a broken leg
Descending
Ghostly, ghastly--elegantly
Heavenly
Unto its web--
.
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.
skull
Like a spider with a broken leg
Descending
Ghostly, ghastly--elegantly
Heavenly
Unto its web--
.
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.
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"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 7
.
If you could--catch
The ghost
Mutter to the shell,
"It doesn't matter"
At my dislocated left pinky
While it crawled behind your skull
.
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.
If you could--catch
The ghost
Mutter to the shell,
"It doesn't matter"
At my dislocated left pinky
While it crawled behind your skull
.
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June 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 7
.
If you could--catch
The ghost
Mutter to the shell,
"It doesn't matter"
At my dislocated left pinky
While it crawled behind your skull
.
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.
If you could--catch
The ghost
Mutter to the shell,
"It doesn't matter"
At my dislocated left pinky
While it crawled behind your skull
.
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.
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"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 6
.
As I tried to stop your breathing
I want to know
If you heard inside my head
"I have no mouth,
And I must scream."
.
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.
As I tried to stop your breathing
I want to know
If you heard inside my head
"I have no mouth,
And I must scream."
.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 6
.
As I tried to stop your breathing
I want to know
If you heard inside my head
"I have no mouth,
And I must scream."
.
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.
As I tried to stop your breathing
I want to know
If you heard inside my head
"I have no mouth,
And I must scream."
.
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"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 5
.
I want to know--
Could you feel
My right arm
Reach around your neck
Like a guillotine blade
Going in reverse?
.
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I want to know--
Could you feel
My right arm
Reach around your neck
Like a guillotine blade
Going in reverse?
.
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June 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 5
.
I want to know--
Could you feel
My right arm
Reach around your neck
Like a guillotine blade
Going in reverse?
.
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.
I want to know--
Could you feel
My right arm
Reach around your neck
Like a guillotine blade
Going in reverse?
.
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"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 4
.
The same as mine?
Gurgle
Gurgle
Gurgle
Until the bubbles stopped
And you realized
You were tasting oxygen again
And not the sweat
Rolling into your nostrils
From my soaked shoulders.
.
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.
The same as mine?
Gurgle
Gurgle
Gurgle
Until the bubbles stopped
And you realized
You were tasting oxygen again
And not the sweat
Rolling into your nostrils
From my soaked shoulders.
.
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June 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 4
.
The same as mine?
Gurgle
Gurgle
Gurgle
Until the bubbles stopped
And you realized
You were tasting oxygen again
And not the sweat
Rolling into your nostrils
From my soaked shoulders.
.
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.
The same as mine?
Gurgle
Gurgle
Gurgle
Until the bubbles stopped
And you realized
You were tasting oxygen again
And not the sweat
Rolling into your nostrils
From my soaked shoulders.
.
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"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 3
.
Too small-- I see again,
But only through
The sting of salt.
Did the cloth of your shirt
Cling to your skin
Even though
It was a sundress on you
Any other day
.
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.
Too small-- I see again,
But only through
The sting of salt.
Did the cloth of your shirt
Cling to your skin
Even though
It was a sundress on you
Any other day
.
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June 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 3
.
Too small-- I see again,
But only through
The sting of salt.
Did the cloth of your shirt
Cling to your skin
Even though
It was a sundress on you
Any other day
.
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.
Too small-- I see again,
But only through
The sting of salt.
Did the cloth of your shirt
Cling to your skin
Even though
It was a sundress on you
Any other day
.
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.
#poetry #booksky
"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 2
.
Beyond the ridge
Of your collarbone
Comes back to view.
The sunlight
Pouring in the bay door
Of this converted warehouse;
Like a belly
Bursting out the button
Of pants one size
.
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.
Beyond the ridge
Of your collarbone
Comes back to view.
The sunlight
Pouring in the bay door
Of this converted warehouse;
Like a belly
Bursting out the button
Of pants one size
.
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.
#poetry #booksky
June 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 2
.
Beyond the ridge
Of your collarbone
Comes back to view.
The sunlight
Pouring in the bay door
Of this converted warehouse;
Like a belly
Bursting out the button
Of pants one size
.
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.
#poetry #booksky
.
Beyond the ridge
Of your collarbone
Comes back to view.
The sunlight
Pouring in the bay door
Of this converted warehouse;
Like a belly
Bursting out the button
Of pants one size
.
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They're all sandcastles waiting for the right type of water to wash them out to sea.
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June 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
They're all sandcastles waiting for the right type of water to wash them out to sea.
.
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"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 1
.
Melting into the floor...
Did I hear the buzzer beep
Did I die along the way?
Purple.
Blue.
Ga--sping.
Now all of them,
And this whole room
.
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.
Melting into the floor...
Did I hear the buzzer beep
Did I die along the way?
Purple.
Blue.
Ga--sping.
Now all of them,
And this whole room
.
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June 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"2 Inches Over Concrete" Part 1
.
Melting into the floor...
Did I hear the buzzer beep
Did I die along the way?
Purple.
Blue.
Ga--sping.
Now all of them,
And this whole room
.
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#poetry #booksky
.
Melting into the floor...
Did I hear the buzzer beep
Did I die along the way?
Purple.
Blue.
Ga--sping.
Now all of them,
And this whole room
.
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.
#poetry #booksky