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Fiona
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A TREE VIPER
Green snake or green plant?
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— May 19, 2024 10:49PM
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Green snake or green plant?
j
u
s
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a
v
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n
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t
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l
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BITE
Fiona
is on page 42 of 214
MATEO - Payday
The payroll office is just a train car
with two windows and two signs:
GOLD. SILVER. My first two
English words.
Our whole crew waits in a slow, snaking
line that leads to the SILVER sign,
while beside us at the GOLD window,
a short, swiftly moving row of americano
foremen and steam-shovel drivers
hold out big, floppy cowboy hats
to catch a shower of gold.
Gold. Just like the bell-bright coins
— May 19, 2024 10:16PM
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The payroll office is just a train car
with two windows and two signs:
GOLD. SILVER. My first two
English words.
Our whole crew waits in a slow, snaking
line that leads to the SILVER sign,
while beside us at the GOLD window,
a short, swiftly moving row of americano
foremen and steam-shovel drivers
hold out big, floppy cowboy hats
to catch a shower of gold.
Gold. Just like the bell-bright coins
Fiona
is on page 23 of 214
MATEO - A different hunger
Homesickness?
How can I miss the place
I was so desperate to leave?
All night, I lie awake, frightened
by jungle noises. By dawn,
all I want to do
is keep listening
to screeching birds
and howling monkeys-
any wild animal music
to help me escape
from my own scary
human story
of loss.
— May 19, 2024 10:10PM
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Homesickness?
How can I miss the place
I was so desperate to leave?
All night, I lie awake, frightened
by jungle noises. By dawn,
all I want to do
is keep listening
to screeching birds
and howling monkeys-
any wild animal music
to help me escape
from my own scary
human story
of loss.

















