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WE’RE DRENCHED IN THE HONEY OF EACHOTHER AND WE CAN’T THINK
STRANGERS ARE COLLECTING OUTSIDE OUR HOME
WE CANNOT HEAR WHAT THEY WANT BUT THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME URGENCY TO THEIR DEMANDS
ALL OUR THINGS ARE STICKY AND WE’RE SWIMMING THROUGH THE LIVING ROOM
EVERYTHING IN THIS HOUSE IS OURS BUT WE NO LONGER WANT IT
BARELY EVEN RECOGNIZE IT
WHAT’S THIS, I ASK, HOLDING UP A VASE
BUT YOU JUST SHRUG YOUR SHOULDERS
WHAT’S THIS, YOU ASK, GESTURING TOWARD THE COFFEE TABLE BUT THEN CARRYING THE GESTURE ACROSS THE ENTIRE ROOM
AND I SHRUG MY SHOULDERS TOO