talking our lives into meaning

deft dialogue sent me drowning

twirling through insipid infinite

melon mind bloated with

rancid rhetoric i can't seem to retire

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the immeasurable moments we spend

talking our lives into meaning

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antique afternoon sun stained your brow

thirteen immediate ways to say you're beautiful

pleasure in pontificating forever

on the mind, outer space, and their sameness

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the lifetime we'll spend

talking our lives into meaning