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Edition #6
Hopes and Memories
Martha Aroha
even the water is harder in the south
somethese days my head is full o poems, but
today is not somethose.
met mum, climbed a hill, and kissed her
goodbye, passed a quick sketch of
late spring ferns, waist-high,
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shaved my legs for the northern line and
Liverpool might even
win the league this season.
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some of us look for reasons
in the frothier details:
i’m staring down the plug
w my toothbrush in my mouth,
the sink soaks up all the foam
& all my imaginary kids still
have big noses.
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