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WOMEN IN THE TREES
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Erica Anzalone

The ones you say aren't there. Abattoir
on fire, crimson waves too long under we
pucker

Papillon greening. As they preen their machinery—
Into your mouth the leaves, what's
left is this: the serene bodies falling back
into place, legs lifting to
petal the air