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With an empty socket, I see you.

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Saffron Morter-Laing
Oct 21, 2024
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Take the mist from the heath 
The glass from the ice sheath
And the pupils from the space underneath,
Now throw it off the ship's rail.

Suppose I took it from its socket 
And put it in my mouth 
And held it with my tongue. 
Floating weightless pebble 
I let my tongue drop 
And it stays sticking —

Suppose I rooted my finger 
And took ano…

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