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Herman Shorts

Herman Shorts

solipsist's first date

excuse me, i
thought you
were also
the center
of a fractal
containing me
like i do you.
 
sorry to bother
you, i mean
unconscious
selfless aspect
of myself. of
course you
don’t understand.
 
i’ll work on that.

(2015)

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