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Firm Place to Stand
July 4, 2010
She's spitting fingernails from her lips like sunflower seeds
She chews the ridge of her thumb like year old chaw
The
Time
Still
Needs
To
Thaw
She fights the fingers in her hair from pulling roots
She scolds her bare feet for skidding to a halt
She
Says
It's
All
Her
Fault
She seizes the source and strangles it down to size
She fights the urge to put herself in its heart
She
Finds
It
Hard
To
Part
She knows deep down she will be diced and dished
She'll be thrashed by throats because she finally quit
She
Came
Out
The
Miry
Pit
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