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THE THORN [ EXCERPT ]
THE THORN [ EXCERPT ]
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March 2014:
The Thorn I knew
Still stands on Rose Street, off Market,
Across from Zuni's.
The shell, anyway.
The last technological
Gold Rush in the 2000s--
Biotech--changed parts of San Fran
And with them, my old squat.
1908 stable house--
A piece of obsolescence
Attached to new school
St...
Friday 21st February 2025 7:52 pm
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They were young
and cowering in an alley,
fearful for the future,
as sirens screeched
around them.
The sky a molten white
of churning clouds.
Everyone running,
colliding, jostling,
trying to be anywhere
but here.
She turned to him
with moist eyes
and lips the colour
of arterial blood.
When he tilted
her chin upwards
her gaze never left
the yellowing smoke
unt...
Monday 26th January 2015 7:54 pm
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