A New Moon Intention The way soft white wheat burnsto death in the sun, orhow dried cherry skins unfurlwhen sucked by the coolmint of spring rain, I wish for youto bloom and let go, a faint whiffof sea air flapping on the clothesline. The Sturgeon The mechanics of sufferingis not so daunting to understandthat it hurts for a while—gums and bellies pierced byan unseen passion… and then it is done;the savoury-sweet, cherry cough syrup scentof death dries and disappears, leavingonly […]
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