a_message_without_adornment
vichy
the
cart wheels creaked
and
so
they
stopped
to
spray
WD4o
and
it
worked
long
enough
to
have
thoughts
turn
into
poetry
,
for
longing
to
turn
into
love
.
along
the
bianca strada,
the
heat
of
summer
was
evident
.
black
-eyed susans
strained
to
maintain
any
assemblance
of
bloom
as
their
leaves
withered
in
the
moisture
sucking
swelter
.
rain
was
a
memory
,
when
water
once
fell
unrestrained
from
a
frustrating
sky
.
the
little
dog
was
exhausted
from
serving
the
man
made
of
stone
,
for
not
only
was
he
blind
,
but
he
could
not
move
.
he
could
articulate
feeling
,
but
could
not
transform
thought
into
motion
and
this
is
what
planted
the
seeds
of
depression
.
weeds
grow
with
roots
so
long
when
one
attempts
to
pull
them
out
,
they
break
off
and
regrow,
this
time
stronger
.
yank
them
again
and
find
it
even
more
difficult
.
his
longanimity
was
not
wihout
limit
.
and
so
the
cart rolled
on
its
way
to
mercy
,
any
kind
of
noble
assistance
.
020812
...
mon
hello
this_is
the_future
turn_back
before
it's
too_late
030831
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go
blather
from