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We are the Night Owls

by  dr_mandrill

Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Word Count: 28




We are moths
Flickering around one another-
There is no flame.
We are litter
Blown through empty streets.
We are baited breath,
The sound of the world
Turning.