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Rated: E · Poetry · Sports · #2336770

The sharp tension before the shot goes off before a race

The air sizzled with hunger.
In staggered order, they await 

salt licks their brows 

glazing downwards,
seasoning their cheeks
waiting, watching, listening
for that pop.
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