fox
raze
two
men
choke
on
the
same
two
syllables
until
they
shed
their
meaning
.
locked
in
combat
with
the
opposite
of
what
they
are
.
white
words
hugged
by
parentheses
tell
you
what
isn't
necessary. "
you
don't
need
god
in
your
house
,"
the
scriptwriter assures
you
.
the
man
with
the
deeper
,
more
laconic
voice
rifles
through
a
list
of
his
own
unwanted
items.
he
rhymes
"bride"
with
"
pride
", dipping
down
to
the
bottom
of
his
range
. brushed
drums
fracture
common
time
.
and
all
the
while
,
the
largest
of
the
true
foxes stands
in
the
snow
,
burrowing
into
the
mud
of
your
mind
with
his
almond
eyes
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from