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                                                                                                                             At night, the tomato plants slouch themselves to sleep,

                                                                                                                             crimson vegetables, no-- fruits, on aching

                                                                                                                             vines- spines pulled

                                                                                                                             towards breathing land,

                                                                                                                             the kind that clings to my shovel, desperately ties

                                                                                                                             itself to my cuticles and breaks







































































                                                                                                                             with a scream- no breaks

                                                                                                                             and whimpers with a million tiny voices, just out of sleep.

                                                                                                                             The swirling bean stems tie

                                                                                                                             together like an intestine- soil aches

                                                                                                                             like a full stomach. And in this full full land,

                                                                                                                             you are the weed I can’t pull.
























































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                                .....,:c::;:c:;,'..............'.',;::ccllllooooooddddddddxxxxxxxxdddxxkkkOOkkkkkkkxxkkOkkxxkOOkxxkkkkkkkOOkxolodxkO000Okdoodxkk0K0d:ldddxdoxxkkOOOOOkkxxxxdoox0Oolodo:,''''''''',,',,;:lodxdoc;'..',;::;'.''''''',,;;;cokKK0kk0XKkdxO00OxkOKXK0kdlc:;;;;;::cllcc:;;,,,,;lxxl;,,;ok000OO
                                 ...,;:::;;:cc;'...............'',,;:::cllllloooooooooddxxxxxxdddddxxkkkkkkkkxkkkkkkOOOOOkxdodkkkkxddxkkkkkkxddddddxkO00K0OOkxkO0KX0oldoloodxkkkOkkkkkkkkkkkxxdl:;;;clll:;''''''''''''''',;ldxxo:,'.':lo:'.''''''''''''',:oO0kk0XKkdddkkkxxkO0KXXXKOxdlccclllcc::::::loxO0KXKOo;;cdO0OOO
                                 ...;c:,,,,;;::;'.....  ........'',,;:::ccccloollooooooxxddddddxxxxxxkkkkxxxxkkkkkkOOOOkkkxdxkkkxdddxxxxxxxkkkkkkkkkO000000000K0KKKKOkxxdoxkkkkxxddxOOOkkkkkxo:,,,,,,,;coolc:,''''.......'',;:lddoc;;cooc,...'''',,''''''',lxkxOKKkocccclooooxkO00KKKK00Okxddoddooddxk00000KKXKkoldOOOOO
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                                                            ..........'',,'...,okkocclddoodkxxxxxxxxxxxkkkkxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxdddodxk0K0kdlokkxxxkkkkkOkkkkkkkkkkkkkOOkxdxxoc:;,,,,,,;loool:;:cloxxdddooddddddkKK0kolllcccccc::;;;;;;;;;;clol:;,''''''''''''''''''''''''''''',;;,,,,;::;;::,;codk0K0OkkxxxddoooxOKK000000
                                                             ..........',,,'...,lkxolodxxxxkkkxxxxxxxxxxxxdddddddddxxxxxxxxxxddddxxOKK0kxxxxxxkkkkkkkkxxxxkkkkkkkkxxkkkxo:,''',,,;::clllcc:::cclolccclllloodkO0KXXOdc:::ccllllllllcc:::::::ccc:,''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''',,,:;'',;cok00xolllcc:::ldOKXXXNNNN
                                                              ..........,;;,'...,lxkxxxxkxxxkkxxdddddxxxxddodddxxxxxxxxdddxkkkxxkkOO0KOkxddxkkOkkkxxkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkxdc;,,,,;:clodooollllccccclllcccc::::::cloxOKXX0xdolc:;;;;:::cccccllllc::::;;''''''''''''''''''''',,,,,'''''''''...',,''',,;lxOxl::;;;;;;:ldOKKKXXNN
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                                                               ...  ....';::;'....,:ldxxxxddxOkkxxxxxkkxxxxddddxxxxkkkkkOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOkkxddkOkdldkxdoooxkkkkxxol:,'''.''''''''''',;:codkOOO0K0OkkkOOOkdolc:::cd00dlldxkkkkxoc;;,,,,,;;;;:clllooooooooooodddolllc:::::;,,,,'','''''..'......''',cdl;;,,'',,,,,cdxkkkO0
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                                                                ....... ...,col:;,;;;::ldxollloodxxxdddddddxxkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkOOkkOOOkxdoodO0Okddkkxdl:,''''',,,;;:cloddooooooooodoollllllodxkO00000KKXK0Oxocoxxl::ldxxxxkkxdc;,,,,,,,,,''''',,;cdkOOOOOkdooooolclllllooodxkO00K0xoc::::cclokxc,''''',,'.':ccooodx
                                                                 ....   .....;oooollloooooooodddxdoddoddxxxxkkxxxxkkkxxxxkkkkkkkkkkkkOOOOOkkxdddxO0Okddxoc,'..............',;cllcloooodddddoooollllloddkkO0KXXXKKK0kkdocclddddodxkkdl:;,,,,,,''''''''',lk0xxxkkkkkxkxdlcccllcccoxkO0KKK0xoc;,'',;cxd:,,'''''''..'''',,;:
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                                                                   ....     .......'',:ccccclloollloddddxdoddolodxxddoodxxxxxxxxkkxxkkkkxxxxdoollc::;;;;;;;;,;,,,'''.........'',;;;;;;;;;;:cloooooooollc::coolloddkO0KKKKKK0OOkxxxxxkxdol:;;;;;;,'''''.''',,''''''',;ccc:::,',,;;coddooccldddxkkO0k:''''................
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                                                                                                                             together with the ghost of a fitted sheet. Your hands tie

                                                                                                                             a knot at my bellybutton, pulling

                                                                                                                             me in on myself. I’ll put up with the aching,

                                                                                                                             break

                                                                                                                             a rib just to get close in our shared sleep

                                                                                                                             Upon mattress, upon floor, upon foundation, upon land.







































































                                                                                                                             At night, the moon smears charcoal on the land-

                                                                                                                             With the hands of lonely artist, tying

                                                                                                                             shadows to maples while they sleep,

                                                                                                                             To keep them from leaving. The light pulls

                                                                                                                             my eyelids apart, breaking

                                                                                                                             semblance of rest. The ache







































































                                                                                                                             of a dream is fresh in my mind like the raw ache

                                                                                                                             of battered fruits on the ground, broken

                                                                                                                             apple skins bleeding and tied

                                                                                                                             up in blades of grass that pull

                                                                                                                             them into a decay-like sleep.







































































                                                                                                                             The insects battle for the flesh until their muscles ache.

                                                                                                                             In the end, it’s always a tie.







































































                                                                                                                             They retreat back into the land.

                                                                                                                             And in return, it consumes them whole.