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Mortifications and Lies (forthcoming)   Listen to the Poet Read |
the worst loss is local no matter what the horrors are a mile or a metre away here the loss is greatest here the pain is real and bright here we are alone with some small blight the worst loss is local no matter which regime took the child and burned it the loss is greatest here the child's splinter sharpest in the luxury of trees here is worst the worst loss is local no matter what angels tear the sky out over what dark sea the loss is greatest here where once the candle failed or a lover left or skin aged the worst loss is local it spreads in ever diminishing rings until we see nothing but the loss is greatest here the coffee burnt the kettle dry and in the bed or bath the deserts lie
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