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  September 2021     2 years ago

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I Do Not Know

I Do Not Know

Like the wick of scented candles
that never touched match or lighter
we look without asking
why or when the purpose will...

– by Abraham de la Torre

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Slim Picking

Slim Picking
For Mama
(May 11, 1920 - August 14, 2012)

I cannot watch your frail frame shrink
in your housedress. Sunny lifts you
effortlessly, you are lighter than a proverb.
Yet I'm glad when his...

– by Abraham de la Torre

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