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Poem for My One-Legged Lover, the Wine Glass, No. 53

I reached out
My hand to pet,
The star barked,
Ran away,
Climbed a 
Ladder of light
Back to the sky.
 
I looked up,
Saw all the stars
Were barking,
Unfriendly barks.
 
I put my hands
Over my ears,
Found my ears
Were gone.
 
I ran home,
Pulled down
All the curtains.
The curtains barked, 
Unfriendly barks.

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