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  November

  

  By rshank, San Jose, CA

  She's sitting in the cracked brace of an earthen tree, curls undulating like falling crescents and smoke, a riven Polaroid in her sepia hands. And she looks like she has the voice of an ocean and the scent of reborn lilacs, but she only wishes she had that much courage – to put herself (bac...
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  Lotus Blossoms and Seashells

  

  By rshank, San Jose, CA

  She sits at the hospital piano each afternoon with lotus blossoms and seashells braided in her hair. Her eyes close and her fingers waltz like silken rain on an ocean, and she dreams of music swirling like water, music adorning her withered skin. She whispers, thank you for holding ...
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  lurid smile

  

  By rshank, San Jose, CA
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  little spring flowers

  

  By rshank, San Jose, CA