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The Rain Is Sweet

Kevin overdosed last night his sister left a message couldn't listen to all of it that makes three this year. There are over 13,000 unidentified body parts from the World Trade Center being stored in an underground repository in New York City good or bad shouldn't heaven be super heavy by now maybe the rain is sweet because it falls through so much of our world even sweetness can scratch the throat grandma said so stir the sugar well 4 37 a.m. I promised to stop soon spilled orange juice all over the table this morning sudden sunlight I couldn't wipe away all through the night my hands were daylight woke at 1a.m. and for no reason ran through Duffy's cornfield boxers

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