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Better Days iii I
on the fourth of july,
we sat in our modern backyard
and watched the fireflies burn
like baby fireworks for god and
country
or miniature white dwarf stars
we watched the children
running around the tiny lights
extinguishing their lives with small malicious
hands
in the pursuit of happiness
we watched, and we tried to burn
with patriot flames, but we were lost
in our private miseries and shattered
loves-
scorching black holes in an eternal night of dreams
Courtney Risch
Figure Study Sharon KIinder
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