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Can you kiss me with that kiss you kiss me with?
Saigon cinnamon.
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To turn ones body into a figure.
If I could just be home right now.
Why haven’t you responded to my text?
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Stuff stuff stuff. Overwhelmed feelings. Exhale.
”Your body knows what your mind won’t tell.”
Pasteurized pus.
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I’m so glad we did this. Such a great call!
I’d rather be sad than afraid.
Ceramic werewolves.
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Sometimes it sucks having memories.
How did you find out about this?
I waste so much time.
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If I could just—Stuff stuff stuff. Overwhelmed feelings. Exhale.
“Store Closing Sale” has been extended.
You never answered my question.
The vacation of a lifetime.
There will always be a missing piece.
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Paul Siegell

Paul Siegell is the author of Take Out Delivery (SDP, 2018), as well as wild life rifle fire, jambandbootleg and Poemergency Room. He is a senior editor at Painted Bride Quarterly and has contributed to American Poetry Review, Black Warrior Review, Rattle, and many other fine journals.