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9th Street

woman
with kid
woman
with
kid
investigating
the
aisles
of
the
liquor
store

woman
with
kid
woman
with
knowing
kid
basting
hurriedly
in
the
scant
breeze
of
a
rumbling
cooler
a
treasure
chest
of
unlimited
options

worship at that alternative church

woman
with
kid
woman
with
smiling
kid
leaning
heartily
over
the
glass
encased
countertop
listen
to the tap tap
of
those
buttons
those
familiar
prayers
those
familiar
prerequisites
bagged
bottle
bleeding
bottle
crumpled
round
the
neck
like
a
lynching
fingers
choking
out
the
blood
let
her
make
that
temporary
transfusion

it don't matter woman
let it go
let it go

it don't matter
woman
let it fall
let it drop
let it go
let it
go

worship at that alternative church

woman
with kid
woman
with
knowing knowing knowing
kid
holding that
bag
with a tilt
with
that
tilt
pocketchange
clink
announces
her
steps
out
the
door
trapped
in
the
gush
of
a
pale
night
street
quick
taillights
stroke
the
gleam
of
her
body
then
she's
gone,
she's
gone

it don't matter woman
let it go
let it go

it don't matter woman
let it fall
let it drop
let it go
let it
go

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