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the worst toupee in the world

By JupiterMoon

Mon, 18 Apr 2016
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the worst toupee in the world

imagine
having a black cat,
that,
you love dearly,
that,
dies of nine used up lives.

in grief,
you lose your hair
faster than you imagined.
you use the cat
to keep your head warm
and feline.

and a man watching time stall
over an urban cafe
stares.
hopeless.

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