gladmouth
raze
the
men
i
hate
and
the
animals
that
mean
the
most
to
me
keep
locking
horns
in
my
nightmares
and
sad
-eyed
prayers
.
a
dog
is
healed
after
a
sharp
fall
by
the
touch
of
a
waterfowl.
the
woman
who
carried
me
in
her
womb
for
the
better
part
of
a
year
but
never
learned
to
love
me
lays
bare
what
she's
baked
—
her
bounty laced
with
nicotine,
nutmeg,
and
cloves
.
the
pastry's
so
simple
,
she
says
.
eyes
in
the
sky
all
day
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from