streetlights absorb the dark
sky glistens the ground and
ink blooms in paper's pores
as we bustle jacketed
layering pants under
a bare warehouse roof
chores and what surrounds them
little opportunities for care
and meeting the way
a brain warms
(up)
what goes unmentioned
and what we make
sure to say
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