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chromeantennae

Published: Mar 2, 2015

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Literature Text

cut and paste blindly
into the machine
and i am reminded:
"no dying."

and i will not die.
i promised you that.

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the minimalism of two words--
copy and paste the message
on the wall and plaster it
until the letters peel into my skin.

i will not die
and i will live trying
to live forever. forever.
forever. forever.

forever
like elephant memories
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the sounds of trunks
and trumpets,
my calling card
like the sky
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