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She fastened her coat and said, we are living in a wound
He fastened his coat and said, yes, and we are in this wound past our waists
she said, let's move out to the country
they still have fairgrounds there
and we can play at being pigs
and we can play at being horses
and we can play at being mountains
and we can play at being people
and we can play at being flowers
and then she said, what are you doing in there
you've been in there ten minutes
and he said, I'm writing a poem
and she said, what's it about
he said, it's called The Country is a City with Less People.
and she said, and we can play at being streams
and we can play at being rocks
and we can play at being heart
we can play at being soul
we can play at being bodies
we can play at being earth
we can play at being sky
and then she said, what are you doing in there
you've been in there ten minutes
he said, I'm re-writing the poem
and she said, what's it about
he said, it's called We can play at being wounded!
and she said, I know! We just did!




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