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Published: Apr 6, 2013

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Literature Text

_{collapsing, clouds of dust
breathed in (and out) of worn sheets
as you wake to the morning

the fourth morning in a row-
alone, empty of virtues (& vices)

comfort
takes the shape of a girl

in white, & leads her to bed
comfort takes the form of
second hand sadness & smoke,
cold sheets beside you by dawn,

never a name, never a number,
sometimes not even more than a
hazy frame or two that wears

down your back as
the sun gets higher, then lower
in the sky.

--

emergency situations
cripple a nation
if they're big enough

but it's the small tragedies
that keep us up
night after night,
years later}

_{the title has nothing to do with anything.
surprise, right?

i don't know if i want to split up the two sections, or keep them together.
thoughts?

NaPo Day 5

Edit 17 April 2013- Fixed a typo pointed out by *bloodawni
Edit 19 April 2013- Featured here by #The-Asterismos
Edit 28 April 2013- Recieved a DLD on 23 April 2013 thanks to =TwilightPoetess I think.}