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To Cherish Thorns
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A Treatise On Human Imprisonment
by michaelcahill
PRISONS AREN'T ALWAYS OBVIOUS
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A Treatise On Human Imprisonment
by michael cahill
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flowing hair with blue eyes glowing
knowing no escape
still I tried to run
but the sun
rose every morning and found me
the moon always fled as though it were
designed to do so
(I thought we had an understanding)
I could never get her out of my mind
~2~
just a dollop of real whipped cream
supreme
on key lime pie
made from scratch
that first bite
sigh…
~3~
a young man of sixteen years
without fears
jumped the five foot hedge
surrounding the old Endicott Building
nary a leaf brushed
as the wind rushed over the top
fifty years later
a fearless old man
shuffles along
remembering
~4~
infinity
is the world I'm in
wondering—
what's in the
vicinity beyond
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