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25 Persephone delayed i am naked in the dark of my daughter’s room she sleeps through the equinox i hear her breathe rhythm of the world rivers new lightwaves there is no true light in this room sun against curtains by her bed i notice sketches she made of prom dresses she won’t wear photos of hot guys from mags scattered like petals on the floor layers and layers where she should walk she sleeps under many robes only i am bare she is breathing i tell myself to breathe say to myself you are breathing say you must take this in next let it out i have lost all covering raw in the darkness breathing she breathes i breathe the unbearable blooms ...

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