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"Little Beast"
Richard Siken

1.

An all-night barbeque. A dance on the courthouse lawn.
        The radio aches a little tune that tells the story of what the night
is thinking. It's thinking of love.
                                        

•                 It's thinking of stabbing us to death
  and leaving our bodies in a dumpster.
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“For My Daughter”
David Ignatow

When I die choose a star
and name it after me
that you may know
I have not abandoned
or forgotten you.
You were such a star to me,
following you through birth
and childhood, my hand
in your hand.

When I die
choose a star and name it
after me so that I may shine
down on you, until you join
me in darkness and silence