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And it is this other place
that we can find ourselves retreating.
Bathed in copper light we hold
this position
in haphazard happiness and makeshift security.
Kind
of like
satisfaction
from perfectly sweetened tea
made yourself...
pristine moments of solace
if only for minutes.

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