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able

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A spider clings to wet tile / not understanding he cannot swim / He is not made for this

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:October 27, 2026

lore

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Here’s the problem / with this neighborhood: / more floods / than we know what to do with

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:October 20, 2026

layover

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The cocoon calls / Warm and safe / and familiar

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:April 28, 2026

swim

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Tense as midnight / Taut as skin / Rippling with unseen breath

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:April 21, 2026

elevator

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But then, steepness is relative / to where you’re standing / and how tall you are

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:March 31, 2026

umbra

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Flutter, black flag / in the light breeze / Tremble / fade to every shade / in none

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:March 17, 2026

web

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These lines were meant to trace / a map we all could follow

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:February 24, 2026

fixer-upper

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Barbie Dream House on the curb

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:January 20, 2026

sine

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The wheels on the suitcase / go round and round

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  • Post published:January 13, 2026

stuff

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Nebuchadnezzar’s epithelials / are trapped beneath my nails

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  • Post author:January River
  • Post category:Poetry
  • Post published:December 16, 2025
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