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Monday, April 24, 2023

fire escape


by walter w johnson iii



i was born
on a fire escape

above a
garbage can

my existence
was clouded

by a forensic
whispering campaign

of the martians
who hated me

because i told
the truth

about the commissioner
but i did not care

because i had
all i needed

in the perfect
and eternal love

of - here come
the trucks now

and the dogs
and the spiders


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