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Leer/Lear

  • Writer: Nic
    Nic
  • Apr 2, 2019
  • 1 min read

His face opened up for a split second

gasping ephemeral black from forehead

to chin, bisecting his right eye with

emptiness

and understanding, a new tilt to what

we already thought we knew: that grin

so wicked & wanton swiftly sharpened,

keen with comprehension and madness--

are they any different?

Do we now fall or rise?

 
 
 

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