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Plastic is Forever (Free verse) by http://mulberryfairy
âThese are pricelessâ
she says,
sneaking another glance,
gushing a genuine giggle at
our third identical set of
$9.95 Excalibur keychains.
Each action portrait
begs remembrance
of all previous rides
on "the 4.5 acre
wooden roller coaster"
this 2003 season:
I, with the same
farmersâ tan where my
shirtsleeves have parachuted up;
an afro of rattled, windblown hair
framing an androgynous face.
She with her mouth open,
breasts spilling over my forearm;
whitened fingers clenching
my bicep with such fervor
that you can almost see the bruising
in these immortalized,
plastic-ized,
mementos.
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