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Syntax Issue 10
Denver Syntax
{cloud-shadows in midsummer}
  shahe mankerian


You choose not to
make breakfast today.

You finally give mothering
a rest. Your hair doesn’t

trust its color. I can lie
to you, but I’m your son.

The lentil soup needs salt.
Powder doesn’t help wrinkles;

only the moon saves you.
Ripple is better than glass surface.

Even you believe metaphors
temporarily salvage life.