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the drive home

ByKymberlee

pigeon blanket over trains
clouds fill equinox sky
the road stretches before me

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queen of cups trickling tributaries raging rivers bipolar bifurcations she, discerning choosing surrendering choosing life choosing love neither predator nor prey (finally!) an open vessel– at once overflowing and empty ready to fill and be filled

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let's live

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