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<meta charset="UTF-8">
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<title>a garden in the corner of a gym - Archive - MayVaneDay Studios</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<p align=center>
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<b>MayVaneDay Studios (Gopher Edition)</b>
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<p><b>a garden in the corner of a gym</b></p>
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<p>published: 9-26-2017</p>
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<p> </p>
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<p>the presiding queen rules over her patch of concrete<br />
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wishing that she had a kingdom to rule instead<br />
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but her knees and shoulders have betrayed her too many times<br />
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so this patch is where she shall stay</p>
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<p>a coercive building made of an ancestor’s malice<br />
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children twisting and contorting their bodies in impossible ways<br />
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only the finest grade of meat for a woman ironically behind a desk<br />
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only the saltiest tears for her mug of stone</p>
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<p>all bow down at the command of a robotic voice<br />
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programmed to lull the class into a false sleep<br />
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bend, extend, repeat<br />
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rear ends in the air, youthful limbs ready for inspection</p>
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<p>no recourse for a rainy day<br />
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a door to freedom bolted shut and locked<br />
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maybe if we lift these weights enough<br />
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we will lift ourselves to heaven</p>
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</body>
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</html>
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