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RR Lyrae: Matter - He still exists as flesh; it's the idea

RR Lyrae: Matter Add to anthology × Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon He still exists as flesh; it's the idea that's dissipated—: husband :—what was he? But a word I loved? There is no panacea for missing syllables: his body: we all know what matter's mostly made of—: space obtains—: One day I realized I beleive—: the space in everything is God: that force of present absence: pen: expanse: I grieve— ] old fashioned: distance: squinting it into view [ between body and name—in here!—I'm loose as love is—: nebulous—: what good this pointillism—: our eyes won't do—: Sometimes the absences in us seem

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