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Writer's pictureShane Gannaway

12/21/2023

there is a warmth in filth,

a familiarity in the dirty that feels fine.


get it on in the mess, make more. hail

the blanket around the body that is dirty!


harangue me on hygiene all you please,

I am above it; or, I am underneath,


like a bug under a rock or old sock hiding

between bed frame and mattress, not knowing light for months.

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