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swollen larks
come

swarm my
tree-

for treats but
hands

in pockets
bleed,

drifter litters
bench

with bitter
stench

in meadow
park
..

dried up after
dark.

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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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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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nothing within
reach
or

high for
me,

all flyers find
home

by storm’s
end,

thru shadow script’s less
than noble
slips

by
rise of
own wings

to
tame winds.