okieinthecity: 8.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Hangover-head shaves
a layer between instinct
and civility

Labels: Haiku, Poetry

Kyle Erickson: I've lived in Oklahoma for all but five years of my life (the others were in Texas) and moved to New York City in July of 2007.

Contact: okieinthecity@gmail.com

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