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Such a desperate fetishism. The racks that hold a beaten band of fedoras- the wing-tipped shoes weighted, in their dark ,appointed corner-- a dust-ridden chorus line tapping into a parade that has longed passed. And what light dares to intrude meanders to a predestined deadend. And we rush out to be under the sun and clearly see the leather of our skin-- we breathe deeply and BEGIN.

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Reviewed by Trixie Love

Reviewed on July 6, 2003

Hi Doug,
Great write....
I cannot go into the
sun without some kind
of protection...
It has been such a
danger for me...

Great write...
Trixie :)

Reviewed by Zenith Elliott

Reviewed on July 6, 2003

Good thought provoking imagery...~Z~

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