I tell you this so that you know: There was once a body
of a woman on the beach, with legs glowing white and the fabric [...]
you could wrap a fist around, a chest of rosebuds, and a pile of adventure
books by the bed she shared with her sister and all that a lit cigarette
against her skin would later fail to deliver. For a day my mother had
against her skin would later fail to deliver. For a day my mother had
a new red dress, so pretty, so pretty, all other desired redresses [...]
even when I write red and red and red and red, even when I call
out to her, mother, my voice pummeling through the silver [...]
out to her, mother, my voice pummeling through the silver [...]
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