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Intermission: Near the End

Near the end
his spindle
did him in

narrowing
down maelstrom
open mouthed

carnival
amuser
waits upon.


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Posted byJoe LinkerSeptember 12, 2020September 12, 2020Posted inPoetryTags:Intermissions, Poetry

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