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the body remembers

ode to adrenaline

By alan piercePublished about a year ago 1 min read
the body remembers
Photo by Pietro Donà on Unsplash

thump. thump. thump. thump.

i lick my lips and find salt-sweat there,

and my clothing clings to every surface of my body.

it's through blurred vision that i see my predator

and i wonder if it can smell the fear on me

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alan pierce

Recently I published my first novel, The Burning Ones, a sword-and-sorcery-and-cyborg adventure balancing the youthful angst of a coming-of-age story with the realities of a world plagued by war.

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