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a flat gnat

slides off

the index card

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it distends

your purse

stethoscope

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thermostats

and wall

clocks

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dusk glows pink

cows down

from the hill

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your thoughts recede

a chill and the smell

of sweat

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the stray keeps

close to the dying

cat

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winter rose

grips itself

tighter

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off the highway

you find

your edge

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grain dust drifts

down on the ink

and blurs it

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yesterday’s warmth

ice wings on

the windows

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