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..found crumbs
in road

on my crawl
to carny
ride-

sun dipped
in tank
of

deep sea sounds
drowned

in cheeky
pink

…relief-

candy floss
teeth

of mouthless
clown
..

his comb over
blown-

i fled
fairgrounds..

to find no sign
of home
–

just empty
road,

then flagged down
the freaks

and begged to
tag along,

“sorry pal, this circus
ain’t for fleas
,

best
move on.”

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been meaning to
get there,

wanting to
call

to prove i
still

know my
voice-

a smile from
steel,

been meaning
to listen
more,

trying to
care
..

but don’t
feel.

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dust in the
ducts,

peering into
moon
–

scared to
land
..

years spinning
hands.

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“alright ginger,
send
in

that
master
of madmen”

we’re all ears and
must hear
..

“dear beast, who’s
in season?
“

dammit he’s
loose
now
–

shan’t catch
him

by thinking too
like him
,

i smile small
to thank
him
..

no
doubt,

we need hear
no more
–

“alright ginger,
show him
out.
“

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could listen
again
–

maybe hear
new
,

and not simply
replay
until

tune’s drained
of juice
–

hard to hear
truth
..

and listen
too.

we were kids
kissing

under haunted
house-

broken glass all
through
the

past got away
with too
much
..

too fast.

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