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Narcissist

Alisa Steinberg

So,
not that I’m your machine where you pull levers
and clowns pop out and grin and bow their heads to
acknowledge your sadness.
Not this person.
Not this vein pulsating.
You are not listening
in a blanched box in a corner
at the very far end of the room.

So,
not that I’m your wormhole where you spill secrets
and voids open up and swallow and seal their lips to
absolve your distress.
Not this being.
Not this mouth annunciating
that you are not hearing.
In a muted mirror on a wall
at the very far end of the house.

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This appears in a pre-2010 issue of cc&d magazine. Saddle-stitched issues are no longer printed, but you can requesting it “re-released” through amazon sale as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book! Email us for re-release to order.

This appears in a pre-2010 issue
of cc&d magazine.
Saddle-stitched issues are no longer
printed, but you can requesting it
“re-released” through amazon sale
as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book!
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