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A Poem by paperrush


with the windows blown outyou can just feel the breathof the poisonous trolleysand sick alley catsbut the grass is still sweetand the rain can eraseal..
except when nesting, swifts spend their lives in the air

except when nesting, swifts spend their lives in t..

A Poem by paperrush


i am a swiftand not a swallowbut ever so contritei am my oldest friendeffortlessbut always so polite
slash

slash

A Poem by paperrush


a porcelain kisswith your grown up tonguecool to the touchand twice as blessedwe are dying slowlyand slowly we will reststrip the copper wiresfrom ins..
and i will walk across the air to you

and i will walk across the air to you

A Poem by paperrush


here is the spacewhere the night maresstorm through hoovesbeating rapid and steadysteady as she goesand she goes on and on carryingon like a child in ..
because it kept me from you

because it kept me from you

A Poem by paperrush


the kindness was the worstlike it was a blessing and not a knifeand my fingers numb or frozentoo slow to make the callblanched, bone-whitewatching whe..
the argosy

the argosy

A Poem by paperrush


gravel stepsone two onein time with thejump in my wristsas he moves in peacehis hands flash whitehe gently slideshis benevolent knifeunderneath the ri..
29843

29843

A Poem by paperrush


my father is a treein the valleywith roots that reachfor the hillshe holds life in his armsand pain in his hollowsand he sleeps while we livebut at ni..
everlove

everlove

A Poem by paperrush


your branchy arms, drained and full of holeswrap around my weakest limps.your words are larger and louderthan mine have ever been.blanched, i bleach t..
gigantic

gigantic

A Poem by paperrush


megaphone for our sleepless boneschanging course with agemultiplied by restless skieswe murder time with easeand the hardest parthas been knowing your..
dear clara

dear clara

A Poem by paperrush


wind the clock beside the bedclose his eyes fold his handsand now you waithere inside your peach-bruised armssomewhere within his downy headthat you'v..