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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

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I have turned
the world
away,

a Mars-mask
pretending my
shadow matters
against tide's
push and
relentless
pull.

I hide in this
vast expanse,
and unveil my
hurt to urchins
singing siren
song.

How small
the lips that
speak truth.



Pamela A. Lamppa
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