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the desolation

Jan 12, 2022
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i found
the place

at the end
of the world

where all
the birds
go to die

the ones
that fall
without
notice

carcasses
feathers
and bones

knee
deep on
the ground

i could
not bear
for you
to see it

so i ate
the map 
 
Desolation by Roberto Zingales

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