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dazed & confused MAG
January 5, 2016
forward momentum pushed cigarette smoke
into my nose and i felt it in my heart.
i had a headache.
you were getting high while i was getting low and the jaws of nostalgia tried to close around me.
i am so scared to die.
this chemical being still feels at home
with the trees.
dry and warm and dancing.
i say nothing’s changed except that i don’t speak nearly as often.
don’t ask me how i am.
© Julie J., Mendham, NJ
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anonymous said...
on Jan. 15 2016 at 2:19 pm
hello Cat Actual. your writing is really affecting to me. I think you should keep up the good work! although there were some things that I didn't understand: by "jaws" did you mean the classic 1975 thriller/horror movie directed by steven spielberg? other than that, gr8
