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and then there was you

By Thomas MattsonPublished 5 years ago • 1 min read

4 billion years of evolutionary

accidents and i’m feeling tender

on a rooftop in brooklyn. the city

is wind and bridges chase

the purple sky with light.

sweet throttle of daffodils

like the night in tunisia

when the horns played,

zues shaking light into

the arms of the world.

and then there was you,

shape and heat

like lightning: giving weight

to weightless things.

how to

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    Written by Thomas Mattson