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when i mistook the machinery for livestock MAG
March 1, 2013
when i mistook the machinery for livestock
and the clouds in the sky turned to cotton in a swimming pool
and the cores dissolved into the apples while their
trees' roots dissolved into the dirt
this is when i retreated
to a mountain in a range
where the peaks were blades
of scissors
and the only thing that kept the snow from
melting between my toes
was the gentle resting of your palm on my hip bone
and i scratch and scrape at the skin on your thumb
until it bleeds
to keep it from turning to
porcelain
© Elissa S., Palmyra, PA
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