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THEM

POEM

Lover Boy in Space
3 min readDec 4, 2022

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I hate you.

How could evolved choose ugly, with no return?
Why have I come to hate you so casually?
Fanged snakes don't hide their rattle, but they try.

How many times can one be bitten running a shuffled
map of drying landmarks backwards with not but more
than zipped seconds of glance…

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Lover Boy in Space

Joshua Muñoz. A spaced out astronaut who paints with poetry. Welcome to my world and thanks for reading. Follow me on TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify