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When All Else Fails


Is anything more memorable

than a smell

With eyes fully closed,

sound not forthcoming

Paralyzed fingers,

devoid of touch

Starvation filtered hunger,

taste denied

What could be more memorable

—than a smell

 

(Dreamsleep: November, 2021)

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