Boyfriend snoring 
On the yoga mat

Who are you smooching
In the underworld?

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He says you eat batshit
I say I love plums   plums    plums

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No, I am not
Lonely
Denial is a river in Egypt

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The bell rings
    Buddha
Wagging his tail

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Hair flowing past my ass
White roots
Tincture of Autumn

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Revolutions are bloody
Young militants
Sipping Frappuccino

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Stone by stone
Democracy crumbling into
A race war

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I am not exceptional
I am green

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Two red ants
Licking up my calf
Not now, little sisters

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Don’t say we are nothing
Year after year
The pear tree blossoms

From “Lock Down Impromptku” by Marilyn Chin. Copyright © 2021 by Marilyn Chin. Used with the permission of the poet.