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jane flower in a junkyard, you
the mystery, foundation boundary
to beat rhyme stuck in a corner somewhere

dare i open to the first page, i say
dare i blink one eye slow
to miss half your pieces, mirror you

blink once, you say, &
mines leftover from the War
sleep submerged underwater patient waiting
tick twice, then die.

dare i rest my hand, i say
on polished cherry tree would finish?

oh, you laugh, not finished,
not begun once but twice
not tried, not tested, not true.
unsturdy broken finished, you laugh

dare i, ask i, slip into something
more or less or turquoise
with no grip on slippery straps
dare i show skin, once pale moonbeam
now sunshine thick

expose a piece or not,you smile
stare at under nothing
wall shadow slip through

dare i cover brown tan
no longer rice paper, see
now onion peel layer red
rough white sanded skin

sun in the desert, i
keep dry dirt cracked
brittle broken step on earth puzzles

look down, say i
not up at pleading green
or nest of bleach tangles
look not at hands with old thumbs
& faded knuckle stars

up,you look
& see a seashell ear
to touch, you reach
pale wires fall to eyes
knots in wooden face, before
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stork daddy bow down before the brilliance of a day truly different. if you wish for other days to be truly different, bow down before her in the specific subtle way she expects. it is a matter of great consequence, but only if you ask for different days. 050521
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