contingency: a remedy for muscle pains

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low hum
warmth in a sound wave
rumbling along in my heart accompaniment

belly gurgling
digestion and ache and menstrual bloating
and coffee cake crumbs

leave my body, why don't you?

the heater is my only friend
a mundane orchestra
to this little corner of the world

my mind rests easy knowing
the strain exists just for me

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