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Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal – Shine


Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

Shine


I shine on
the voices
that speak from
my TV.

I shine on
their fat lies
and lower
the volume.

I shine on
and tune out
the evil
of two lessers.

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