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poetry: n.
A definition poem.
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"To show the laboring bosom's sweet intent,"*

Dream with eyes open
eyes splattered on a page
every letter staring.

Scream with mouth closed
tongues prodding on a page
licking threatening teeth.

Succumb to sweet nothings
while loving
through graphite whispers.

*Phillis Wheatley, To S.M., a Young African Painter, on Seeing His Works
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