Iodine *

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One day I swallowed three lumps of iodine

I choked, struggled to stay afloat


And on the river flowed.


And I swear

Sometimes, when I'm walking

To class, around school, in circles

Fire bites my heels


And everything evaporates

Leaving the salt which lisps

That nothing matters.

And refuses to return me to the earth.


I exhale dark purple smoke

Can't breathe it back in.

Isn't it a thrill to watch the spectacle?

Withdraw your helping hand?


Or am I really that invisible,

Alone with my royal cigarette?


Clench my teeth:

Chain the gates.


then I implode





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