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Poems
by Rich Furman
Spot
The spots on your face
multiply in June.
It is the sun you say and
melanin spreading from exposure.
The great lie of science counsels the sacred.
Each one of the millions
earned by each loving act.
Rescuing a dying homeless dog,
driving home the disabled man
who pisses on the car seat,
soothing crying children,
calming muse to grouchy poet.
Faces
faces have eyes in Western Nebraska
own shallow shunts
callous reminders of weakness
bleed pilgrims bleed peroxide,
wish for braces in industrial parks.
Faces cascade grey mocking,
faces distract from rotting teeth,
from time from all time.
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