plush
raze
draw
a
straight
line
from
his
house
to
mine
and
watch
him
walk
that
path
until
his
feet
are
balled-up fists
on
my
front
lawn
. he'll
shape
burnt
grass
into
a
sculpture
of
what
he's
seen
.
three
rats
of
various vintages
digging
for
gold
. he'll
hose
the
ground
with
hoisin
and
gather
the
ghosts
of
what
he's
killed
when
the
sun
stands
up
.
on
the
porch
he'll
point
to
a
plush
lion
perched
on
the
railing.
something
he's
made
with
his
own
hands
.
a
gift
. he'll
say
he
can
sense
me
doubting
my
next
move
.
he
can
see
i'm
halfway
inside
my
own
heart
. he'll darken
the
distance
between
us
and
whisper
:
go
all
the
way
in
.
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go
blather
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