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WHEN HE WAS ALIVE


A few years ago
His left hand
Would lie flat
On the middle
Of my back
On the other side
Of my heart
To slow the lub-dub
As I would sit with him
On my garnet velvet couch
It was like a huge bandaide
That would cover my ouch.


9/20/2014 1410 cj






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