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running ditches
grit and gravel
pavement and power lines
spruce and pine
ghost lines just whim
numeric justification
eyebrows, rubbed by frustration
my footprint a blemish
tear drops in the forecast
my shadow moves with me
i put a blanket on it
cuddles with the nocturnal