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in june you said, “i am leaving. it is june.” i read proust under my sheets and felt a sadness that entered my body through the lungs and was absorbed into my bloodstream into each blood cell eventually i had 4, 304, 795 sad red blood cells. they listened to joy division together at microscopic sad listening parties and i breathed in very hard.
Michael Doherty is a sixteen-year-old poet from Albany, New York. His work has been published in Rumble and Graffiti Magazine as well as various other publications. He is an intern to Tao Lin and writes for the website 518 Reviews about DIY music in Albany. He’s recently published two e-books: you saw our cities on a weathermap, they looked close and i will listen to your mix cd and enjoy every song unironically. Contact @ michael.poems@gmail.com.