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plqceq them in shoeboxes
                                                    On the qust-Iqqen shelves
                                                                      And wonder whet"e we put them

                                                    51ippeq under out" pillows
                                            Vanished in the tWilight

                                                            Anq ponqet" how it slippeq qWqy
                                                                      Highlighteq on the to-qo list

                                                    Crumpled in the back qenim pocket
                                                                Arid wonder whqt ever hqppeneq
                                                               So we recall out" CqstqWqys
                                                                           Theit" spit"it left out" hearts
                                                           And seqt"eqreqrets in out" minds

                                                    Fat" we hqq qood intentions

                                                                      But precarious motlvation.

                                                                                                 -Kt"ystle Allen

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