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Priscilla Mileski's avatar

Enjoyed!

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Ann's avatar

What Priscilla said!

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Janie Braverman's avatar

XP - these are exquisite. And I"m sure not what Taco Bell would be looking for. More's the pity and more's their loss.

I'm particularly moved by the particularly of olefin carpet tiles and soaked up, leaving no trace. As if humans were disposable and invisible as spilt tea.

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X. P. Callahan's avatar

Late-stage capitalism! (Thanks, Janie.)

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Janie Braverman's avatar

Indeed

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Lev Raphael's avatar

LOVE THIS!

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X. P. Callahan's avatar

Thank you, Lev. Glad you enjoyed.

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Radically accessible poems's avatar

Their loss.

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X. P. Callahan's avatar

Awwww. Thank you.

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Cathy Wickham's avatar

I love these! Straight from the song, La Llorona: !Soy Como el chile verde, picante pero sabroso!

and Taco Bell? !Idiotas!

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X. P. Callahan's avatar

Live más!

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

😁: "so this left Cheryl victimized twice over,

first by capitalism, then by Peggy"

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X. P. Callahan's avatar

My favorite two lines in that poem, as it happens.

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Laura Pilnick's avatar

Both great!🥑

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LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

These are great. As others have said, their loss.

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Maya C. Popa's avatar

“so this left Cheryl victimized twice over,

first by capitalism, then by Peggy,” 🤣🔥

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David Donoghue's avatar

Ahhhghh yess i am delighted they read these.

I love the avocado piece in particular. They did too, right? At least i think that was in your rejection post.

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X. P. Callahan's avatar

Thank you. Yes, they mentioned the avocado poem. Thanks also for the restack.

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

I like these. I like them a lot. I’m not being “judgy.”

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