Go back
Form a line
with your tests
for example
there was a man
who was left by his wife
in a car that wouldn't start
he tells himself
all he still sees
thinks he still sees
this is what he tells himself
that he can
that he can see her
leaving still leaving
in the distance
It takes time for things to completely exit the picture and when they do all that time springs back into your hand like a rubber band misfiring drowsy wardrobe soaked in painkillers don't mention it until this finger no this finger is lifted that wasn't it what do you mean by lifted know that it was here and now realize that eyes were taken off of it and it was lifted taken out not off off for several reasons none of which is worth going over.
Tell you what how about how about that how about it in a telling way how about that disturbs a cut healed shut and the skin is closed for the day open for the night under the hair grown from thoughts of fancied habits meeting no one here just sitting around with an empty glass eyeing glassy eyes outside the perimeter the fenced out alternatives mending their pants smelling of asses kissed in the mirror for effect waking up from non-existence damn this match won't light it this waking up is only for effect.
Go back
Form a line
with your tests
for example
there was a man
who was left by his wife
in a car that wouldn't start
he tells himself
all he still sees
thinks he still sees
this is what he tells himself
that he can
that he can see her
leaving still leaving
in the distance
- Max Stoltenberg
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