Reaching the empty lot full of empty plastic bags from all the stores separated by empty lots full of empty plastic bags from all the stores separated by empty plastic bags that were blown about empty lots that were filled with lots of empty plastic bags from all the stores separated by empty lots filled with lots of empty plastic bags that were blown about all the stores separated by empty lots that were filled by lots of empty plastic bags from all the stores surrounded by empty lots separated by stores separated by empty lots filled with lots of empty plastic bags that were blown about the empty wind filled with lots of empty plastic bags blown about.
Was that thought too loud? Lips had to have been moving. How do you say that think that just think that or don't let it go don't let it go that's the problem quite a problem can't be quiet in there or in here or out here or out there no one is looking no one is noticing no one is around blown around those empty bags of empty thoughts that take up too much space in this empty head filled with empty thoughts blown about the stores of memory looking over the jackets at that face that's just that or don't let it go that's the problem so it's said so no one gets ahead that head mouth that face not listening to that shit for advice a decree an advertising campaign a poster getting it taken out of him somewhere in the section where the looking looking over the jackets at that face that's just that or don't don't let it don't let it go and that's not a problem by itself in itself another problem layer grew there overnight not over it are you not over it yet? are you finding what you need that's just that pretending to be finding something just so you could keep looking over the jackets at that face that's just that pretending to have found that face perhaps the next section.
By the toothpaste the cap left off the squelched laughter letting shavings of awkwardness stick to the counter. Nested mumbling couldn't be less fortunate in the hands of chairs broken by backs. Spitting out her foam into the sink her breath required the rest of her body ridding itself by itself in itself another problem layer grew there overnight not over it are you not over it yet? are you finding what you need that's just that pretending to be finding something just so you could keep pretending to have found that face perhaps the next section by the toothpaste by the cap by the toothpaste by the toothpaste cap left off
left off the torn out
never boldness flirts
with eyes into the corner
of a book wheezing
passages of turning others in
turning them in
turning us in
to off to
off to the outlets
turning us into the outlets
in the wall
patting us on the bruises
not so dense
more tender fragile flesh
not so far
underneath
watch the schools of buttons
swimming together
right there to be pushed
never boldness flirts
with eyes into the corner
of a book wheezing
passages of turning others in
turning them in
turning us in
left off the torn out
torn out
left off
left off
by
by the
by the?
I'm trying to see.
If you'd stop squinting and put on your glasses.
Must you crawl all over me? I am not squinting that much.
I put in a brighter bulb this time.
You finally got off your floppy ass and went out and got some of the 200s?
We actually had some and why in the name of all that is asthmatic would I get 200s? You want me to set everyone's hair on fire?
Not everyone. Only when they require something to read by in this room.
You know how I feel about putting up one's feet in this room.
I haven't mentioned a word about you not getting around to cleaning up your collection of molds off the table.
They won't come off.
You have to use something resembling a sponge soaked in something resembling a cleaning agent. You can't call a cheese grater appropriate for the task at hand.
You're still convinced I've been sent.
On the contrary, I took you with the apartment knowing full well you've been loitering trying to avoid the cleaning fee while neither of us has a vacuum cleaner.
That's not the only fee we've been avoiding.
I haven't seen anything resembling an agent.
left off
left off torn out
torn out reaching the empty lot full of empty plastic bags from all the stores separated by empty lots full of empty plastic bags from all the stores no one gets ahead that head mouth that face not listening to that shit for advice a decree an advertising campaign a poster getting it taken out of him somewhere in the section where the looking looking over the jackets at that face that's just that or don't don't let it don't let it go and that's not a problem by itself in itself another problem layer grew there overnight not over it are you not over it yet? are you finding what you need that's just that pretending to be finding something just so you could keep looking over the jackets at that face that's just that pretending to have found that face perhaps the next section.
Reaching the empty lot sharp fingers of weeds stick out catching the cuff of a pant leg cutting through the denim torn out from before holes up and down knees and thighs never intertwined she found someone more her focus that's what it was was living that was living was there that was someone was together was together had some kind of thing involving some kind of putting some things together to appear involved involving putting some things together to appear to have it together had it together was living that was living was there perhaps in the next section are you finding what you need? that's just that pretending to be finding something just so you could keep looking over the jackets at that face that's just that pretending to have found that face perhaps the next section.
she squinted at him
she squinted at the world around him
and closed her eyes
and closed her eyes on him
didn't spot any things that looked like containers containers of things that looked like food that was food was food what what is what is the matter of course they keep kept that inside in the kitchen better that way for them that is that was that was.
- Max Stoltenberg
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