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Recess

Once the kids left the class for lunch, Kim sat on his hard steel chair
for the first time and caught his breath. The dry, stale chalk on his hands felt odd,
and he thought of moth balls, crushed and packed in his palms.

It was spring but now the blinds were shut, the lights were off,
and a chill sat on his arms like thin dust on an ( Read more... )

Life
The sun still rises.

Love
Chaos. Girls fucking over
internet wasteland.
Condoms break with a crack.
Sharp, salty semen sprays the air.

Freedom
Burned books.
Torn scraps of paper.

Child
Mario eats his mushroom
and grows higher and up into the sky.

Girl
Shivering hands
collect Forever 21 jeans.

Youth
Naked people
shaking their bellies on exchanged webcam.

War
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