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for Claudia:

to remove the
thorn repeat steps
three four and five

to remove the thing
crawling
out of the hornets nest
is all
for the best

to be alive again
consult your
doctor or
local shaman

if you really wanna know
I’d say you
have to come back
to Earth again

your eyes are black
there’s nothing I can
do about that

I’m sad for you
do you know I’m sad for you?

yeah, I’m sad for you

out of all
the others I did not
want this for you
you seemed the
most innocent and
least deserving of
this

so it makes for
a sadness thick

goddamn

and there is no proof
of god that we can share
and swap like
memory cards for
game cubes

I try to tell you
you try to tell me too

are we in the midst of a hug?

this is about
removal

staring it down

sober or otherwise

moved

truly moved
and

shaken apart
and

scattered

we are a thousand people
peopling up
without realizing

so benefit me the doubt
it’s one of the
best things you
can
do for yourself

the fire is hueman