Tagged: bodies
less than a week in,
less than a week in,
and our bodies are already
heavy, no, even
heavier, holding it to-
gether, for this many more days
.
20210107:2012
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in a typical
in a typical
day, thirty-seven trillion
cells accumulate
trillions of new mutations –
our bodies can’t play it safe
.
20200312:2125
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the heart, troubled, can
we will secretly
time often leaves us
time often leaves us
stranded, especially in
moments like these, when
all synapses are firing,
but our bodies remain still
.
20150714:0858
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six-fifty-seven-
six-fifty-seven-
p.m., a moment of
convergence, we
sweat in such
close
proximity, a
redundancy
of curves –
arms, necks,
legs – six-
fifty-eight
.
20140710:0846
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first light rises with
first light rises with
a flap of elephant
wings, stirs
the bedroom
curtains to uncover
the embrace
at its most
vulnerable spell
.
20140526:0754
y
we can call it an
we are most alone
we are most alone
when we are lying
so close to each
other, we cannot
grasp why
we are
still apart
.
20140206:2331
y
our bodies are made
our bodies are made
to hold down
secrets.
for some, it takes time
to build up
tolerance.
for others, it comes
naturally, with no
perceived limitations,
no instinctual need
to purge.
but bodies are
mysterious, and some
secrets, overwhelming.
it’s a draw on which
will break down first,
risk harm, balance.
beware of
slurred speech
.
20131030:0854
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