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THE LOVELIEST TIME

Michael Chang

“In the afternoon they came unto a land / in which it seemed always afternoon”—Alfred, Lord Tennyson
 
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they r lazy
they slack off
grief looks different for everyone
estranged husband uninvited to sit up front w. family
horses on the battlefield, immovable, weeping
this business w. the dominos behind us
breakdown or breakthru: don’t dare question me !!!
i know myself & have chosen another kind of attention
lasertag having gone the way of velcro
like ur career it’s fallen by the wayside
he became speaker in a power-sharing deal
but hadn’t been seen in public for a long time
shying away from events & living off the proceeds of a sale
when he unloaded his greek villa to the dutch king
(then the prince of orange)
passing the cancer-stick back & forth
he had the sudden realization
that if some heinous disease claimed his beloved
he’d sentence himself to an equally lamentable death
throwing himself off the tram
it suited him, that environment, the stakes not too high
keeping in mind that the shelves were never dry
photos of the falling men marked classified & put away
the great ox convinced he had reached the end
little did he know his life was just beginning
in these fair suburbs he was highly-favored
the lonely tigress had many role models & no discernible accent
in april she was named chairwoman of america first action
let me officially welcome u back into the fold
i think we were surprised by ur kindness & modest taste in wine
dumb conjecture
to be intent on a man
armed w. cheekbones that could cut glass
boys who smell nice or toss their hair
gestures that don’t mean anything
incredible, immaculate, forgiveness forthcoming
it is no good to smoke
it was all a coming-on
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