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NEAR YOU ARE HEAVENLY BODIES by JANE MILLER

First Line: I ADAPT THE RHYTHMS OF MY ACTIONS TO THE AFFAIRS OF THE EARTH
Last Line: NATCH! I'M JUST GOING OUT FOR A MOMENT
Subject(s): CHANGE; CHILD MOLESTING; CHILD ABUSE;

I adapt the rhythms of my actions to the affairs of the earth
maybe you don't want to be loved everyday and maybe I don't

is it arbitrary or is it intuitive?
I'm just going out for a moment

a complete change of life and a profound rest
shall I remember my beach as one reminisces about fame?

my father's tender direct kiss on the lips
meaningless in the way someone thinks

@3I'm just going out for a moment@1
but only suddenly

with no shirt the beautiful
day coming onto night

@3fear or freedom@1 when that's understood we build
it isn't a matter of acquiring it's a matter of divesting

who were my friends among whom did I move?
yellow apples green and red grapes red and orange pears

all I want to preserve is the landscape
a guy walks into a bar throws down $2 adjusts his nuts & orders

the end of the century cries out
now tell me did you get up like this at night as a child?

on the pretext night wasn't made for children
we have to prove we're honest

how did you know I belong there?
a state as obvious as California

who was I stopping to ask is this real?
the smallest creatures near you are heavenly bodies

natch! I'm just going out for a moment



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