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I heard you were building
some staircases
ugly curved things
up to the garden near
your daddy’s home

act like it’s a day
spent underneath sand
but all the fires
burn north

act like it’s night
another time to eat snow
to say
they fucked me
like everyone else

well I dreamt

I dreamt you had a daughter

had to introduce me

all the fires you say
live

you said you got so drunk
couldn’t take your medicine
but I’m in bed

your daughter has raven hair
it’s so trite
but I heard

you were settling down

okay?

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okay?