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Next Act

Sacred rites have Hidden players Anticlimax, unbidden, Steals the scene The trap door opens The protagonists fall through Their lines forgotten They laugh and scream in the dark Above, an audience of corpses Applauds with gusto The curtain closes Everyone … Continue reading

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Lustrum

Tonight along the avenue, street lights and store lights, automobile headlights and taillights, flicker across puddles born of days of rain. I find myself watching women. Gumbo of dirt and stones and leaves spills onto pavement that shuttles it this … Continue reading

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