prompt 10 hour 10<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
did it take long to find me?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
long, smoky car rides to anywhere am radio<\/p>\n
reached through the smoke<\/p>\n
and bald Prairie<\/p>\n
to bring me melodies and<\/p>\n
missing pieces I never knew I was missing<\/p>\n
yet.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
moon shadow and riders on the storm<\/p>\n
terrified me<\/p>\n
when they crackled through smoky,<\/p>\n
electric summer Prairie nights<\/p>\n
on trips to Dairy Queen<\/p>\n
for dipped cones<\/p>\n
with dad<\/p>\n
to quell the prickling heat.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t want to lose my legs<\/p>\n
or teeth or hands<\/p>\n
to anything,<\/p>\n
even if it meant I did\u2019t have to work.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I\u2019d rather be exhausted<\/p>\n
than dismembered\u2026<\/p>\n
counting pieces of me I never knew were missing,<\/p>\n
yet.<\/p>\n
\u00a9 r. l. elke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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