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Jose Luis Peixoto – Me and Me


Jose Luis Peixoto

Me and Me


my heart,
filled with smoke,
kicked by the crowd,
disguised as charlie chaplin,
and me,
looking for a job,
letting my hair grow,
switching faces.

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