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I’m Watching The Knicks’ Playoff Run From Prison
The team hasn’t won a championship in over 50 years, but their recent success gives me hope as I seek clemency from life without parole.
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Goddess
My dream is the dream of a pond, not just to mirror the sky — / but to let this one rose bleed me dry.
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