Anew A New Again
what is a destination if not the journey it takes to get there?
A new week,
predawn dew clings to rented walls
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warm comforter, sweat [ ] sticky pink pajama dress
a light switch
off
*click*
on
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strong patchouli fills [ ] pebble sized nostrils
sharp short hairs scrape [ ] chubby cheeks
big arms stretch from above
down, under, around
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"Keep sleeping, baby."
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(surrender)
(like always)
(it's natural)
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right hand rests on [ ] forehead
guitar plucking nails grazing [ ] inch-long eyebrows
right hand, big enough to cover [ ] entire face
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(big enough)
(to choke single-handedly)
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cold leather-covered arms
—zipper latches onto [ ] ear
narrowly misses [ ] tiny hoop earring
drags cartilage roughly—
presses [ ] on soft cotton-covered chest
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light leaks through [ ] weakly shut eyes
vision drowned warm pink
fluttering in feigned sleep
[ ] trembling pink pajamas
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(can’t sleep like this)
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comfort—gone
no bearings, suddenly just
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[ ]
strong arms
warm chest
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boot heels hit short-haired carpet
cross a threshold
(go to sleep)
(go to sleep)
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hallway lights shine all hours
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[ ]
lifted
laid and left
shifted
by arms that lack hesitance
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pink pajamas
a soft pillow,
hard plastic,
cold comforter,
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(do not flinch)
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the storage cart, a makeshift bed
moving [ ] with ease
two tiers
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bottom: hello kitty backpack, plastic bag stuffed with noseblood-soiled clothes, camera and computer bag, extra sneakers, two jackets—one large and one small.
top: half-filled coffee mug, pillow, small socks, white down comforter, sheep plushie, one sleeping [ ] .
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loose wheels wobble past the crack between carpet and elevator
a mechanic hum
four floors
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slows to a stop, bumps the ground
once, twice
a mechanic shhhhh
(should be sleeping)
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flourescent darkness
frigid air scented
rubber and gasoline
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car key beeps
a closed door
*click*
open
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[ ]
lifted again
left
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[ ] swaddled in once-cold comforter
the seat buckle digs into
shoulder and hip
beige leather backseat, a makeshift bed
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[ ] clutch plushie
[ ] sigh silently
[ ] keep eyes closed
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the weekend is over
(surrender)
a new week is beginning
(like always)
again
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