INSTRUCTIONS FOR STOPPING
Dana Levin Say Stop. Keep your lips pressed together after you say the p: (soon they’ll try and pry your breath out—) ― Whisper it three times in a row: Stop Stop Stop-- In a hospital bed like a curled-up fish, someone’s gulping at air-- How should you apply your breath? -- List all of the people you would like to stop. Who offers love, who terror-- Write Stop. Put a period at the end. Decide if it’s a kiss or a bullet. |
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