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things that become me

Like loneliness and

these fingerless gloves

that protect what I feel

from the cold,

 

and the single earring piercing

thin, once overgrown skin--

 

it's only a hole newly re-opened

 

by the marriage of old

with new money

 

an unholy matrimony

like term-life

 

cheap and undersold.

◄ I am not one who believes in universal love--an epitaph

recognition ►

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elPintor

Tue 19th Jun 2018 14:00

Good morning from the States Tony, Suki, and Martin--thanks for reading and happy you enjoyed.

Rachel

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Martin Elder

Sun 17th Jun 2018 20:49

I love the way that last line wraps it up all so well.
'cheap and undersold'

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suki spangles

Sun 17th Jun 2018 04:05

Hi Rachel,

Elusive, yet sublime, like A Mallarme poem.

Suki



elPintor

Sat 16th Jun 2018 01:44

There are some things you just can't put a finger on...

Thanks for commenting David and good to see you around, Damon, Anya, and Pat.

Rachel

elPintor

Fri 15th Jun 2018 03:23

This is for my younger brother who pierced my left ear at age 14--I love him more than my words could ever speak...

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