Columbia, Missouri, 2011
ganged with bright, blue-fringed petals that grew
deeper into their lavender each dusk, each dusk I,
freshly off work and on foot, feet slip resistant and pants
khakied, used the little bushes as distraction,
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OVER BLACK: A TRUE EVENT
EXT. PLANTATION – DAY & NIGHT
CUE MUSIC: A DUBSTEP REMIX OF “BEKTOUB ISMAK YA HABIBI,” FAIROUZ.
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色 Salacity is a current of live breath. Forgive me ——
I’ve drawn every wind from your neck.
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