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Know this: apoemisn’tastory,twomake avalley,threeaconstellation,fourormore agalleryatbest.Atworstagangofboys casingtheneighborhoodforadarkhouse. Itisn’tsafe,itneverwas.Myoldman sleepslaterandlater,hisfacepointeddown totheleft,thearteryinhisneckthumping likealostguestbehindacurtain.Policemen readbodylanguageasaline.They’dsay, whateverhe’sdreaming,it’salie.Iwish itwere.Astoryisahousetoldbyrooms; apoemonewindowfloodedwithlight. 104 ...

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