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A hand writing. That’s always interesting. That’s the pleasure of writing. Like hang gliding—you lift… A hand writing. That’s always interesting. That’s the pleasure of writing. Like hang gliding—you lift…Poem
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I emailed my ex-girlfriend in New York
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Now you are like a god, said the man on the street
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you feel safe with homemade bean curd uses a variation,…
you feel safe with homemade bean curd uses a variation,…
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Each player gets
out of bed and dresses.
Each player uses
the toilet then
they do what they do
in the morning…
out of bed and dresses.
Each player uses
the toilet then
they do what they do
in the morning…
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Would you like to throw a stone at me?
Here, take all that’s left of my peach.
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The best life is the life
Lived out
Lived out
unmeasured.
The best life is the life
Lived out
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unmeasured.
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the universe
blacker and more beautiful than
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blacker and more beautiful than
I
imagined.
the universe
blacker and more beautiful than
I
blacker and more beautiful than
I
imagined.
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