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Cup Logo Published on July 29, 1999 by Anthony V. Toscano
Renewal

When a man dies his body
decays at a quick pace,
faster than when he was alive.

Some say his corpse smells
like sour strawberries crushed
underfoot inside a subway tunnel

on a rainy night
before the next murder.

While one man's corpse lies rotting,
another man steps over his death,
around the flesh to board the train.

He hopes he's not the next,
not yet, not until at least
he makes it to his bed.

His rest is worry, fear,
his anguish his religion.


Long Bean Line

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