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December 7: Keys

December 7: Keys

a reprint poem

Annika
Dec 07, 2020
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I am Wolverine in the parking lot
my keys splayed out between
my fingers

I have no delusion
that this is an effective
self-defense stance 

I know if I use them
I’m the one most likely
to be hurt 

But I don’t carry my keys
as physical protection
(Not really)

I carry them to remind me
that I am no one 
to be fucked with

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