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The trees pump

September 30, 2016 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

All summer the trees pump the rust-red up through roots, trunks, branches. Now, as it reaches their leaves, they heavily, heavenly, fall.

Sam’s tattoo

May 3, 2016May 3, 2016 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

Sam tattooed the shape of her kiss on his bicep. Now, through the red-ragged rage and mist of loss, he could look down, and flex, and smile.

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