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-
Kim
Bonnell
Basset
Hound
CoryStolz
Half-Asleep
I
roll
over
Lift
my
one-ton
head
.
Ana
mvzou-DOuna
-eve
as
:-!
-w;
To
focus
on
glowing
green
lines
Saying
"It's
way
too
early"
I
agree,
but
my
limp
legs
swing
over
Kicking
off
the
soft,
warm,
blankets
Into
a
small
heap
Lips
mutter
curses
As
I
trudge
on
Floor
is
ice
to
my
warm
feet
From
the
door
An
ugly
chill
shocks
bare
legs
My
arm
swings
&
pulls
in
a
gust
I
slip
into
shoes
to
walk
down
those
few
steps
I
turn
and
lift
That
501b
dog
Off
the
deck
To
the
ground
On
the
way
back
to
heat
&
sleep
a
sniper
ice
patch
hits,
making
my
toes
lift
&
point
to
the
stars.
.
While
my
back
lies
flat,
I
groan.
The
warm
bed
sits
so
far
away.
When
I
get
back
to
it
I
have
one
last
",t
thought:
.
"Damn
;
Dog."
n
i.
There
once
was
a
guy
name
Pete
but
people
called
him
The
Parrot
Freak
because
his
mouth
looked
like
a
beak.
They
teased
about
that
for
years,
when
he
went
away
people
thought
that
he
was
weak.
Now
he's
making
millions
with
his
starring
role
in
the
movie
"The
Boy
Who
Called
Tweet
Tweet!"
-
Colette
Green
Midnight
Moon
v!
Sitting
on
the
dock,
Listening
to
waves
calmly
lap
Against
the
side
of
the
boat.
Eyes
closed,
floating
on
water.
Pitch
black
but
the
sky,
Sprinkled
with
tiny
splashes
of
light.
And
the
moon,
full
and
bright
Directly
above.
The
chill
is
a
silent
reminder
...
'
Something
isn't
right.
Lonely
moon,
blanketing
the
dark
i-With
ripples
of
light,
-
Andrew
Rosevear
FPE
KMJft
caught
by
surprise
completely
blind
sighted
searing
pain
at
the
temples
throbbing,
aching
shifts
to
forehead
meets
in
the
middle
close
my
eyes
hold
my
head
as
if
t
will
help
must
sit
down
must
hold
breath
grit
my
teeth
want
to
scream
try
pulling
hair
to
distract
me
makes
it
worse
much
worse
disoriented
can't
think
just
feel
sting
slowly
dissolves
only
distant
tingling
relief
from
the
longest
8
seconds
ever
-
Brain
Freeze
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f..r;
i
i
i
.
.".
j
-
Colette
Green
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