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Siel Ju

Siel Ju: Longer

May 11, 2011 by PBQ

The clear truth of the moment is that it’ll pass. Any sort of desire or impetus or agency or ability of emotional closeness you feel right now – that’ll pass. What’s left’ll be the vague sense that you wanted something that may or may no longer be worth the effort. If it helps picture the […]

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Siel Ju: Cleaner

May 11, 2011 by PBQ

Something about the noise makes me want to raze the place, build up a new world with steel lego blocks. Clean lego men who don’t sweat. All polished efficiency. A quiet chrome aligned and arranged to fit. Manual labor like pushing paper, bricks in pristine rows, power tools with firearm silencers. Birds hop in and […]

Filed Under: Contributors 80, Issue 80, Poetry, Poetry 80 Tagged With: Contributors 80, Poetry, Poetry 80, Siel Ju

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