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Poetry Corner: D.L. Lang “Sheltering in Places”

September 23, 2016 by Editor Leave a Comment

This whole city now smells like gasoline. No one knows why, and that’s obscene. Officials are investigating the scene. We’re all struck without a warning. Now we wait, sheltering in places, unable to ventilate our cozy spaces, donning air masks on our faces. Praying for better, the human race is. Its source is a still […]

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