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That is not what is happening.

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Oh, and this next bitter
poem is called All That Year,

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and it happens to be dedicated
to Cynthia Hogue, who

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so nicely just introduced me.

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All That Year

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We were body surfing

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A wave of public venom,
attempting to swim.

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It was terrific, thrilling.

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Hate speech on the
left and on the right.

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We wondered, would it
smash us into a reef?

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On screen, our swaggering
leader, man we elected

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Man we elected

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Loosed lies from
his lips like eels.

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It was a good moment for
cartoonists and journalists

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And billionaires
and lovers of guns.

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A good moment for poets.

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Poets thrive on disaster,

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Born as we are within the wound.

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