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We smiled through facemasks,
said hello with our brows,
held open doors

to remind each other
we were still here. We nodded
knowingly

on our grocery runs, greeted,
The sky is nice. The air, clean.
We were surrounded by kindness

that made us forget our grief;
we found decency
that made us forget the rest.

Our hearts itched for reason, our minds
wanted for touch. Whatever else we craved,
of insurrection or truth,

whatever small bonuses we desired
for ourselves, or ailments we nursed,
of anger or temperatures, we did it indoors.

We pulled our curtains and waited
till the kettle screeched, then said
exactly what we had always wanted.

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from Here to Stay, released May 22, 2020

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Anthony Tao, Liane Halton Beijing, China

LIANE HALTON graduated from Rhodes University in South Africa in classical guitar performance and composition. ANTHONY TAO is an editor and writer whose poetry has appeared in publications such as Prairie Schooner, Borderlands, The Cortland Review, Kartika Review, Frontier, Asian Cha, etc. ... more

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