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oceans of straw
November 6, 2008
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last night I dreamt
oceans of straw covered the world
men burrowing
with their noses and sifting
with their teeth
in hopes of finding the last matchstick
to taste we need to breathe
we need skin
there are weathermen
in the basement of basements
playing truth or dare
above them the straw
forever dry and delicate
as their teeth glow with thirst
they have swollen faces and they won’t give up
they won’t stop
pointing at the ceiling and saying
the chance of rain is better than ever
Reading and toy piano by the author, with banjo accompaniment by John Colburn
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Categories: Journaling the Apocalypse
Jeffrey Skemp, John Colburn