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Standing

Fritz Hamilton

Standing</B>
on a broken moment/ my
heart fragmented sinking

into the sand/ crabs
dining on the pieces/ there’s
nothing left but the tear giving

the crabs mud to play in &
something to drink/ O
Katie, I hold a fireball in

my hand to give you light/ it
burns my fingers, but I
can’t release my gift for you/ I

knock on your door, &
a vulture answers/ his
beak dripping the blood of

my jealousy/ why
didn’t you answer your
door?/ I attempt stamping my

name on it making
it my port of entry too, but
the horrible bird bites off my

fingers/ I
try to reach for you, but
my hand’s been

maimed/ the blood
drips from my wound drowning
the wildflowers/ I

look down at the scorched earth, &
it’s charred dead as my afterbirth/ O
Katie, where are you?/ don’t

you realize I’m here, that
I’ve come for you?/ my
soul turns black &

crumbles/ O
Katie,
Katie ...

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