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Negative Space

Rene Diedrich

The pull towards solitude was propelled by
Powders, puffs, pills, pulls and pollutants.
She wasn’t always in pain but like many things
She preferred to suffer alone. The Problem was
She loved him and he needed solitary
Confinement as completely and continually
As she did. There’s a story that’s
Always haunted her. This couple stops time
Whenever they touch and all they want to do
Is touch. One evening they go to bed
Entwined. Joyous. It’s the most Beautiful thing.
The world is still; they are safe.
What more can we ask for?
The couple in the story are bones, parched
Left in the dry lurch of dust when their tale
Comes to its end. And maybe
This is why he makes music in chaos eclipsed by
Calls to actions that rush the devil out of our lives
As she reclines in the curse of her blue streaks
Penning surreal forays into fates that are more ornate
And far less comforting than the distance between them.

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