one_of_these_days
raze
i'll
float
a
backhand
slice
into
the
gate
outside
a
home
nothing
like
my
own
,
and
in
the
field
my
fake
father's
mother
once
minded,
a
cougar
will
stalk
me
and
howl
.
i'll
throw
my
head
back
and
sing
along
, struggling
to
match
the
pitch
of
a
cat
that
could
crush
my
skull
like
stolen
candy
,
my
falsetto
coarse
and
nascent.
learning
we
speak
the
same
language
,
the
tom
will
let
me
live
long
enough
to
hand
you
the
uncut
scape
of
a
chive.
you'll
sink
your
teeth
into
the
skinny
strand
of
herb
and
flinch
at
the
acrid
aftertaste
of
something_wild
.
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