tanka cluster #1 (Project 2025)

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 this country 

comin' apart 

at its seams

tellin' my mentor 

of my uncertainty

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silent thanks 

in quickly 

whispered prayers

that my parents 

and grands aren't here

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rush of fear...

a manifesto

that details 

rollbacks to 

Civil War-era life

-

cutting

the tv off...

Life 

has grown

unfamiliar

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people 

leaning into 

their savage sides...

white smiles 

appear feral 

-

fearmongering 

on each

news cycle...

brilliant light 

of afternoon sun 

-

sheet lightening

i

can't decide

what to do

this week



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