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Rated: E · Poetry · None · #1110709
Sub urban

a lolling, listless layer anchored onto the nucleic core
: dim motionless electrons, chaotic mitochondrial sprawl, awkward indefinite ellipses...

forcefully renatured with innumerable off-ramps
bonding interminable driveways.

intricate systems of speeDBumps and rosy playgrounds
,evenly distributed and meticulously maintained.

general forecast :intermittent precipitation
with the sprinklers turned on at night.

named for forgotten ideals: New Haven, Springfield, Eden...
painted :beige on green over asphalt.

cookiecutter homes tucked neatly away
behind stripped malls.

invariably sterile,
unnervingly sane.
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