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L A R A N I C K E L
UNDER ARMOR
Man with a hawk eye standing in the rain
Won’t give it up
Mud eats ankles like a pink complexion
On the bank of a river
Fabric under fabric
Red under the armpit exposed as the silver is turned upside down with a dip into the water
Afraid of a smile for a flower
Which fans out like a blue look under a sweaty brow
Hot in the rain
Under the chin the shadow grows tight and small as a star
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