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Distant: Kathryn Gillespie

01. Writer

Kathryn Gillespie


02. Theme

Distant


03. MUSIC INSPIRATION

The Smashing Pumpkins:
Heavy Metal Machine


04. WRITING

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steps through the park 
to the railroad tracks
with my dog every morning

wait for her to shit 
bag it up 
and fling it at the train 

don’t give a damn what I do 
in this ending world 

know the conductor 
hates herself as much as me 

know I’m only writing this poem 
because I’m angry 

because I’m sick

because I stopped on my walk 
to watch two monarchs flirt

thought 
you’re all supposed to be gone 

by now