The kid
in the pushchair
swigs pink liquid
and stares at me
extraterrestrially
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Stop-Time
Impossible dreams are the best
long sessions of anything
to shift thought elsewhere
but they stick around and breed
make everything go slow
like after a surprise punch in the face
~ ~ ~
– once was –
I walk past your grave often
see who's left flowers
– I left a photo
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Bidding
If you lived next door
I think I'd look after you
but you'd rather be a dollop of dead meat
in someone's fridge