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Cringe, again.

"Aurelia is herself a poem, but she misunderstands the necessity of poetry. So do I misunderstand it. For when it is necessary, then it is already defeated. And yet it is a necessity always. It must be a luxurious and unneeded outpouring, and yet it is more important than many of the crying necessities of the world. Even blank or incomplete, even though it is inartistic or unstrung, poetry is a triumph over the flat daytime. And however it is come by, it must be given out freely." --Aurelia

People Who Died.

talking to oneself
is not advised
until you're really out of it & safe
talking to oneself
as the bright cinders sift
& phantasms of despair exude
talking to oneself
is not advised

Above an alien world.