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Have you ever heard the sound of a screen door<\/p>\n

closing old-timer<\/em> slow?\u2014Inching madness to the edge<\/p>\n

of its seat?\u2014 Think of shoes on the wrong feet.<\/p>\n

And how fingernails scratch the chalkboard<\/p>\n

to test your impulses.\u00a0 When the dog shits<\/p>\n

in the house, and the house isn\u2019t yours.<\/p>\n

Lost keys. Bad haircut. Bad ink. Bad poem.<\/p>\n

Broken tooth. Ulcer. Speeding ticket.<\/p>\n

Bad job. Foreclosure. Your ovaries tied.<\/p>\n

Boyfriend sexting someone else.<\/p>\n

Your kid hates you. Your dying friend has<\/p>\n

no insurance policy. You\u2019re addicted to soap.<\/p>\n

Boss screaming down your throat.<\/p>\n

You burnt the turkey. Is it worth mentioning,<\/p>\n

that moss has no roots?\u2014 We know something<\/p>\n

has been tampered with, when the seal<\/p>\n

is broken.\u00a0 Only one thing to do, don\u2019t surrender,<\/p>\n

turn over your armor, dream a little dream.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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