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street roots
Ja n . 3, 2014
Feel
By Michael Vance
T h e tra n s fo rm a tiv e m o rp h in g
F ro m n u m b a n d e u p h o ric to
T h e fre e z in g d a w n o f
N e rv e s a n d th o u g h ts t h a t
S c re a m o u t lik e a baby.
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K e e p m e w a rm ! F e e d m e! H o ld m e!
B u t s ta y aw ay fro m m e
Epiphany’s scream
I d o n ’t k n o w o r t r u s t you.
By J. McCurdy
S ile n c e kills s o slow ly
A n d it w a s w h ile
W ith e v e ry th in g t h a t g o e s th ro u g h m y th o u g h ts
L ik e a c o n tin u o u s d rip fro m t h e
S w im m in g u p
G u tte r in to a r u s ty m e ta l s h e e t p a n .
F ro m u n d e r
F e a rs , r e g r e ts ,
T h a t s h e b e g a n to re a liz e
T h e s e a ;?
M o m e n ts o f p e a c e ra n d o m ly sp rin k le d
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In b e tw e e n th o u g h ts t h a t I ’m d o o m e d
V e ry u n n e c e s s a r y
A n d t h a t d e a th w o u ld b e a b e tt e r o p tio n .
A c h e s a n d d e s p a ir
W ere
B u t I g o tta g e t s o m e s le e p fir s t
B e fo re I c a n fig u re o u t w h a t to do n e x t
S o I g o to th is o ld h o u s e
A nd so sh e
C o v e re d w ith a p in k , m u s ty c o a t o f p a in t
S le e p s g e n tly
B y t h e G oodw ill s to r e o n 7 th a n d H a r r is o n
In to t h e sh e d d in g o f t h e m
L ik e a n y o t h e r
I c o m e in.
U n n ecessary
I h a v e a c u p of c o ffee,
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W hich is h id e o u s in lig h t o f m y n e rv o u s n e s s
S e c o n d S k in
I m a k e m y se lf s it t h e r e a n d lis te n
A n d to b e lie v e t h a t s o m e p ro g re s s
I n t h e o t h e r d ire c tio n h a s b e g u n
N o lo n g e r s o s m a r t, so b ig a n d to u g h
N o lo n g e r s o s u r e t h a t it co u ld n e v e r h a p p e n ag ain .
A nd n o lo n g e r so ld o n m y o w n id e a s
O f d o in g th is jo u rn e y all b y m yself.
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