utah
gardenia slips down the scarlet
floats through breeze in genetics
knows the world lays with fever
loves me and everything else but
tired eyed and weepy morning
tranquil when guilt comes knocking
sorry for everything else but
flame be political, ignorant
retching up my pen for answer
hiding the flowers under covers
fruit on the marble for breakfast
apples and grapes and oranges
grief, he bloodies the chickens
embers cackle at the stillness
i look drowsy out my window
snows on everything else but
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