WORKER BEE

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I cough.
The taste of
cigarettes
and bacardi
thick
suffocating
against the
inner workings
of my mind.

You stupid ass!

roars,
piercing

I am a drop, an embryo, of sun.

the whole weight
of everything
too much.

I plan to
meet on
a rigid-hulled inflatable boat
with Hypnos
tonight.

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