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AFTER IKKYU: 26 by JAMES HARRISON

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First Line: THIS ADOBE IS NO PROTECTION AGAINST THE FLOSSY
Last Line: WITH BEAMS OF WHITE FIRE. O STARS, YOU FORSAKEN SUNS.

This adobe is no protection against the flossy
sweep of stars that in recent nights burn pinprick
holes in my skin, mostly in the skull despite my orange
stocking cap, hunter's orange so you won't get shot
by other hunters, a color the stars readily ignore
with beams of white fire. O stars, you forsaken suns.



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