loop
raze
jess
is
dead
.
time
took
away
what
cancer
and
car
accidents
couldn't
kill
.
now
i'm
at
her
funeral
wearing
jeans
and
a
black
shirt
with
short
sleeves
and
buttons
.
no
blazers
or
dresses
here
.
only
casual
wear
and
claustrophobic seating.
the
casket
is
a
boat
of
a
bathtub
shared
by
her
daughters.
they
look
just
like
her
.
same
mesh
tops.
same
bruised
eyes
.
the
girls
kick
at
jess
until
she
stands
and
opens
her
mouth
to
speak
.
her
voice
doesn't
belong
to
her
body
.
it's
lighter
than
air
. "witch hunt
is
always
,"
she
says
, "
if
not
for
mankind
. sharpen bedside
disorder
penguins
."
i
don't
know
what
it
means.
but
i
feel
it
.
i
tie
her
words
around
my
wrist
so
i
won't
lose
them
.
they're
already
gone
.
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go
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from