Black, Aaron

Stevens, Jane

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Manuscripts Spring '99For Miles WolfOne armthrust out of the wombintothis world,emerging from bloodinto blood,with a primitive passionknown only by innocents,your solitude disrupted byour chaotic existenceand our hope thatyouwill somehowmake the difference.-Jane StevensMy MessengerTell me why I should be here,because I don't see it.All our paths togetherlead to a maelstrom offleshy gyration,careful nurturing,and misguided despair.your hands are coldand I know giving youall the daisies in the worldcan't save me nowThere are no covers to hide under.No badges, no uniformsbut the ones in our minds.That's wheremy last hope lives.Where pain,my muse,is calledMalachi *And my heart is a stakedriven through your opal eye.-Aaron Black*Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament in Christian Bibles. The literal Hebrew meaning of the wordis "My Messenger".22

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