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In a land of the tidal-born…

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E.B. Johnson
Aug 10, 2021
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A black and white close-up of maribou feathers.
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in a land of the tidal-born; washed up on shores
never meant to hold such a shade of nightmare.

standing in oblivion. she is triumphant in her coat
of nothing; replacing the ermine shame she bore

in better times. a hideous thing to waste on a 
hideous body of wounds — self-inflicted. some

on a rock bent to cast the devil out. when…

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