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Recorded Reading (0:56): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gzo68aztz9lem123dbs98/jus-askin.mp3?rlkey=kovw57n2tjya8sb9zpr87e3pf&dl=0

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jus’ askin’

do
you do
stoopit stuff?

sometimes,
i mean?

’cause i know
i sure do

oh,
you do?
oh.

well
that’s good then

i mean
not good but
you know
what i mean?

it’s like…

neither one of us
is truly alone, we
both do stoopit stuff

every
once
in a while

in fact

ever known anyone
never did anything
stoopit at all
ever?

thought not

me neither.

then do you think
maybe together we can
forgive that guy over there?…

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Homeless until removal of the stalker/targeter/vandal/arsonist following her allows her to approach any landlord ~ even for a private parking space ~ this poet presently lives under perpetual threat of towing with all possessions should her 23-year-old van stop running for any reason.

Donors may visit http://www.UgiftABLE.com , using code #72D-31S. It does take several days for the poet to be notified of your patronage.

Thank you for supporting quality in the fine arts.

She is badly in need of a modest reserve with which to field any emergency which might occur.

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