in_absentia
ovenbird
When
the
wind
exceeds 20km/h
it
scoops
up
a
soul
from
the
river
’s froth
and
becomes
a
living
presence
.
It
walks
with
me
,
its
firm
hand
on
the
small
of
my
back
,
its
shoulder
bumping
mine
,
its
fingers
lifting
words
from
my
mouth
and
swallowing
them
,
ripe
red
grapes
plucked
from
the
esophageal
vine
.
I
am
practiced
now
at
running
my
fingers
through
all
that
remains
unseen
.
I
know
how
to
love
the
shape
of
a
particular
absence
,
how
to
make
room
beside
me
for
the
exact
dimensions
of
a
body
that
isn’t
there
.
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releaseofwarmth
A
walk
in
the
woods
and
I
will
try
Something
under
the
trees
that
made
you
cry
It's_so_erotic_when_your_makeup_runs
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from