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Do it while the soil is still cold, Because I can’t sleep when it’s warm.

By Taylor LaPorte, Poet
• January 13, 2012

Lay me on your chopping block
And begin to slice at me.
Do it fast,
Do it while I can still lick
The last
Drops of water
From my bloodless …

Miss Mary

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By Taylor LaPorte, Poet
• October 14, 2011

Nurse draws a bath,
The faucet salivates
With excitement—
Its basin gurgles
And rumbles
Hungrily
 
‘Ms. Mary,’ says Nurse,
‘It’s time for your soak.’
 
The old woman places
Jewelry, her history,
In a bowl …