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The flowers seemed nonchalant 

The sun refused to rise today. We awoke to darkness. The streetlamps would not give up their hours of sleep. They had all shut off. The lights in the house, irreverent. The moon had gone to wherever she goes. The stars decided to abscond (they’ve always been scared of responsibility). The roosters, confused, cawed like ravens. Dogs, in a first for their lives, forgot to eat. The employed called each other, to confirm the news. The jobless hardly noticed. Grass refused to grow. Trees laughed at our anxiety. The flowers seemed nonchalant. Thankfully, music decided to continue playing. We gathered on the street and listened. It was actually kind of nice.

Nicola

Nicola was sweet and funny She said, ‘I’m into some hectic shit.’ She said, ‘Yeah I don’t mean to flex but I’m from Melbourne.’ She has bipolar. She said her parents brought her into hospital without telling her. She said, ‘Yeah they were like just get on a plane to Sydney and then they drove me here. That’s why I only have thot clothes packed.’ She worked on a jigsaw puzzle every day of her admission. I never saw much progress in the beginning, but after about a week she was getting better at it. Mostly I would stay in my room and eat cheeseburgers. Sometimes I would sit with the others working on the puzzle and play jazz. She said she liked Getz/Gilberto and the...

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Blood On The Tracks 

Blood On The Tracks 

Waiting for the bus, listening to blood on the tracks, the sun is out and the wind is cold.  A girl read my tarot and it talked about love and sexuality and it freaked me out and I said I kind of just want to be a recluse.  I bought salmon and cream cheese and bagels to make for lunch.  I drank a lemon and ginger kombucha It’s good for your gut! Probiotics motherfucker! Like a shot of lightning to your soul! And I will quit smoking and drink chamomile tea Because fuck this shit, The other night I was too paranoid to sleep and in the morning I screamed because I thought I saw a ghost, But hey, that’s showbiz baby!