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RUSTY KNIFE
Pale blue dusk scales the window.
A lamp dangles from the sky like the neck of a woman.
Murky dark air permeates the room—spreads out a single blanket.
The books, ink, and rusty knife seem to be gradually stealing the life out of me.
While everything sneered,
Night was already in my hands.
— May 25, 2023 06:57AM
Pale blue dusk scales the window.
A lamp dangles from the sky like the neck of a woman.
Murky dark air permeates the room—spreads out a single blanket.
The books, ink, and rusty knife seem to be gradually stealing the life out of me.
While everything sneered,
Night was already in my hands.
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“The laughter we have today
Becomes captive to the eternal”
— May 25, 2023 05:29PM
Becomes captive to the eternal”
Connie
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DAY OF SNOW
Butterflies flutter daily.
Tearing off the flower patterns from windows
They collect upon the parasol
Spread across your chest.
Reflected in white as they pass by
I chase them and chase them
But the road is long.
— May 25, 2023 05:27PM
Butterflies flutter daily.
Tearing off the flower patterns from windows
They collect upon the parasol
Spread across your chest.
Reflected in white as they pass by
I chase them and chase them
But the road is long.
Connie
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“People throw rings at the sky.
In order to capture the suns.”
— May 25, 2023 07:13AM
In order to capture the suns.”
Connie
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IT IS SNOWING
Upstairs from us, a grand ball!
Devious angels dance in disorder, and out of their steps fall shards of deathly white snow.
Death is among the holly leaves. Crawling quietly in the attic. Gnawing at my finger. Anxiously.
And then at midnight—it falls at the storefront of the glass shop, exposing its stark white back.
Old love and time are buried, and the earth devours them.
— May 25, 2023 07:10AM
Upstairs from us, a grand ball!
Devious angels dance in disorder, and out of their steps fall shards of deathly white snow.
Death is among the holly leaves. Crawling quietly in the attic. Gnawing at my finger. Anxiously.
And then at midnight—it falls at the storefront of the glass shop, exposing its stark white back.
Old love and time are buried, and the earth devours them.
In the distance, dusk cuts the tongue of the sun.
Underwater, the cities of the sky quit their laughing.
All shadows drop from the trees and gang up on me. Forests and windows go pale, like a woman.
Night has spread completely. The omnibus takes a flame aboard and traverses the park.
At that point my emotions dance about the city
Until they have driven out the grief.