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There is a lot to be said
for having a pillow stuffed inside your
head

thoughts, once racing
lay down next to each other
and whisper quietly behind cupped hands

your eyes reach out with a bit of delay
the throat chuckle
a half second behind the live. studio. audience.

and you absorb things
allow time to unravel a bit in front of you
follow the pile up of snow next to the bus stop
or
pause over the sink to ponder the orange peel
and think about the
metal speedbumps
and how its funny that your nose
controls your mind.
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