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from "The Psychosomatic Variations"




The thief escaped by dissolving herself in water.


She had a mole that telepathically covered the entire right side of her body. It was painful to look at. Neither the color or texture made any sense at all.





(in the suitcase, the amputated limbs of my imaginary friend ached with phantom pain unbearable. (Folie a deux))





(and you will recognize me by the soles of my shoes as I stand before you, drinking water from my hands.)





...where fetid digits caress the tool box (a local term for "house")...





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from "The Psychosomatic Variations," published 1989 by Dialectical Immaterialism Press
John Berndt lives in Baltimore.

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