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On reading to the crowd at the Long Beach slam

When I finish reading,
could you not do that old beatnik thing
where you snap your fingers to show
your appreciation?

 How about you hold your breath

 while you digest words and then let it out
slowly with an ever
so
softly
mouthed "wow..."

 Dont just listen to the words.
Inhale them as you might the fragrance
of fresh cut grass on the hottest day.

 Or breathe the words in, then spew them out
as though you've driven through
the musky sweet fog
of dead polecat 
two days old. 
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