book of autumn thirst: nine years since
[book of autumn thirst]
nine years since
i first lay down in the reeds 1
and banged rocks to scare the seeds 2
down the bottomless well. well, i’ve 3
had my regrets, lost the lion’s share of my bets 4
and despite a picture of el ron hubbard on the wall 5
i hear she still bleeds. 6
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