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Stress
October 29, 2013
Back crooked to accommodate the slope of the trunk
I sit, limbs folded up to my torso
Safe
Above the ground
The wind catches my throat as it speeds to my lungs
Cold chaffing against tissues
A burning gulp of alcohol
A dead wind
Laced with the carrion of leaves
A dead wine
Stale, flat, hollow
Shrieking through the crisped wild flowers and grass
I huddle closer to the steadiness of the tree
Praying for winter
© Kathryn R., Shelby, NC
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