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    My Turn

    I seal myself in a coffin and pretend to be dead. That way death is a game of hide-and-seek and not a witness to the terror. The post My Turn appeared first on Guernica.
    by Johanny Vázquez Paz and Lawrence Schimel Aug 28, 2019 1 minute
    Illustration: Somnath Bhatt.

    to Elina Chauvet

    I know my turn will be soon. I’ll feel the blow as I walk carefree. The sweaty

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