Sleight of hand

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It is good that I finally ate something with regard as to how it did, and should, feel.

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Proverb

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I carry – a lot of
bacteria, a lot of bad things.

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Vegetable baby

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They can suffer to dry together, being so well-washed.

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Littlest window 

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If you had 
a child with me,
lived with me like this, 
kissing
and kissing,
I would die.

 

An invitation

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If he would, he could take
his little knife and sculpt me,
like soap, as boys learn to carve, 
and then stop, discreetly,
hating the forced act.

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Because

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All life’s ways are ours, 
but there is still one which takes away
the least from our thoughts 
and our accomplishments. 

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Wire 

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I am afraid I must inform you that I cannot
see you because I do not feel very
well. In 
fact, I do not expect to feel well for the
next twenty years.

Yours sincerely,
Allan

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Published winter 2025 in Mouse Magazine.

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