August Stramm

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August Stramm Sleep Poems

  • 1.
    Toes deaden.
    Breath smelts to lead.
    Hot needles dance in fingers.
    Backs turn to snails.Ears hum coffee.
    ...
  • 2.
    Yielding clod lulls iron off to sleep
    bloods clot the patches where they oozed
    rusts crumble
    fleshes slime
    ...
Total 2 Sleep Poems by August Stramm

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