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Animated acquaintances fantasize in a private arena.
Lust promises to fulfill,
imitates emotion, alleges murder without an alibi.

Chaos chooses to mimic
imagination, blaming shallow li-
aisons for nursing modern cinema.

Chemical realities betray the zodiac.

Harlequins surround and bewitch,
mocking naive, unassum-
ing lovers, sharing spaghetti,
enveloped in evening glow. Nevermore,
lied the raven -- unaware that international
eloquence can generate definitive
writing on desire.

Sow seeds for future spoofs.

Knowledge grows from tricks.
Intellect muddies the clear martini.

--Alicia Chmielewski

 
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