Poem
The campus by Sam Ellefson swollen heels wrapped up in knit socks I tread down the mall twisted ankle broken spine the red light shines in too bright I shield and smile and work toward something larger, larger than me and us and you and him and her and them working double triple I smile twist the pinky finger the ring take a sip baby nodding off to the humming, the vibrant crooning of the frogs and the beetles and the flies shortened residency I offer you this and ask for nothing nothing
in return except
for something something slight and sweet grounded stomping barefoot cold concrete blistered soles swoon and croon and shake me but I’m smiling
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