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Poem: Paradox West

sidewalks and cracks fill withevery known individualthat has ever passed this corner ofdundas and spadinaen route homeor homelessoverlook the tangerine outlineof dusky clouds and its resistant fadeto an incandescent nightwith our handswe holdin bind with the teeth of wolvesburrow into everyviolet dark spacesuspicious lightpainted brick25 minutes downwest queen west3am cabs to karaokewe wake to find ourselvesamidst pink plushgreen grassripped valentinestouch of a sleevechristie pitsthe sky fades to blackand stillit could never mask this newvibrance of quitterswith full packs of cigarettesas they dust off the displacedash on the window sillflour mixed with chamomilesit me downon every concrete benchleather bar stooltell me the things wrongevery character flawphysical imperfectionof this superficially boundsold with crownsville perdue
Author: Jaclyn Sanscartier