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Dissemination

Aaron Peck

of fields

flooded -

what names change

this flow?

on television even the most
pathetic characters have catchy names -

my grandfathers says,
                 as telegraph operators,
“men who only worked long enough

           for a good drunk were called
boomers &
           flagging meant

changing your name
                for that reason"

 

 

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Steep Nachos

We are torn open to the world
without sound

Each sensible word thinks of nothing

Today I had soda, chips & salsa, read a book

Between silences each moving vehicle

We state our cases, speak of thing's relations

You know, I've never been that fond of this café

 

 

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