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6.
sweartogod I saw a dodo riding on a quagga’s back
right down on the left bank of the river
just strolling along, stopped for a little sip, a little refreshment
stood there mouth widerightopen hanging open like a broken ventriloquist doll
just watchenem walk, just watchenem strut along the cobbles, down the concrete
through that scrub right over there and way on out into the city block
dodo and a quagga
right here
right in the middle of the city
foraging through leftover McDonald’s and KFC

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sarah

the world is old here
tired and desperate and full of savagery
with the ends of the bell curves huddled together in the smoke
throwing themselves into the shuddering sound
of vast machines chewing their own teeth

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