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​by John B. Oldenborg


in the storm drain
teeth mature
without supervision
and ragged pigeons
feast on the car-skop

when they die i’ll pass
into the mountain
in my yellow gusseted boots
a sum of loving actions
impressed in the wood gloss

you don’t want me
at my most limbic
a consensus of bobs say
spring has left the building
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John B. Oldenborg (he/him) called Tallahassee home. He recently graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and holds an MFA in creative writing. Some of his poems appear or are forthcoming in Misery Tourism, New Note Poetry, Rat World Magazine, Bullshit Lit, Rougarou, Gone Lawn, Grotto, and elsewhere. linktr.ee/johnblakeoldenborg
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MASKS Literary Magazine is sponsored by the Columbia College Chicago Library and was founded as part of the Aesthetics of Research Program-an ongoing series of exhibits, events, and other shenanigans dedicated to exploring the role that libraries play in artistic process, creative community building, and resource-sharing in the arts. 
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