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Space Snowman (Or Ultima Thule)
By: Rodolfo Perez
A man floats through space.
He’s a man, shaped like two.
Brown, iced, leaning forward,
Looking down at nothing.
He has been beaten to a pulp,
One can see the scars on his face.
There’s a story behind every dent on his rugged skin.
A moment in time he will always carry,
But never feel.
The dents on his skul...
Tuesday 12th March 2019 6:45 pm
DearAmericaIWroteSomethingSadForYou
Country Roads
By: Rodolfo Perez
I’m learning to die,
Living to consume,
And learning to lie.
I don’t understand very much,
Like why she would give me that “lOOk”
Or why I became too afraid to touch.
I fell asleep in Mexico,
I woke up in reality,
I keep telling myself to let go,
As if my life is built on duality.
I do terrible things to remind myself how good life can be,
But I l...
Saturday 9th March 2019 10:35 pm
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