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why do people seem smaller
the more we care about them
following an argument
our voices become soft
& user friendly
the memory of birds
collects along the fence
i point to your dress
& it eddies into the distant summer
several years removed
from the latest trends
since you propelled my smartphone
into the glittering atlantic
seven years sober
yet unable to forge lasting
emotional connections
we should attempt
new private intrigues
& grow apart like hotel curtains
like pillow mints
in the fantasy suite
you point to my shoes
and they walk towards
the front door
& out of your life forever