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Untouchable

by Bailey Workman



Someday,
we’ll sit under the weeping willow,
tears dried by carefree blossoms
drifting in and out of a fuzzy breeze,
laughing while we sink our teeth
into the soft flesh of an overripe plum,
juice falling off our smiling chins.
And the world will bring us another eulogy
with an expressionless gaze,
but it wont be able to touch us any longer,
the ear-splitting cries so distant,
they sound like the gentle hum
from a far-away radio.
 
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 About the author: Bailey Workman has appeared in Digital Papercut, Torrid Literature Journal, and Rat's Ass Review, among others. She is currently pursuing a degree in Mass Communications from UNC Asheville.
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