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I wrote this as a prompt for a class, in response the Charles Bukowski's poem Memory. Any similarities are intentional.
I’ve memorized barefoot summers and the difference between
Relief.
That sharp sting lasts a second.
The vein inflates.
A hum of anticipation.
The cello winds through the body,
seeping through the eyelids
and turning an eye blind.
The piano means no harm.
