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i nearly delete the audio memo 

upon playback

i discover palpable melancholy

in my delivery, heaviness 

resignation

that plaids against the stripes of delight

not quite my customer service voice

when it comes to you

joy is never artifice

it arrives on the blue arm of longing

invited, the one

received, the both

neither warmed by my hearth

for one is impervious 

the other, incapable

of defrost or damming the dull  

a reservoir of exhales

collects mirth mingled sighs

a contradiction to match

our predicament

Calla Blawusch is a writer, a lifelong lover of words. You can find her exploring the outdoors or curled up with a cup of tea, depending on the day. San Diego native, Tucson aficionado, with aspirations to move to the pacific northwest.

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