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Elizabeth Cotton
Jun 15, 20241 min read
Las Vegas
If people were cities She was the city of sin Flashing lights, put on a show Thrive in the attention Respond only to applause And...
Elizabeth Cotton
Jun 10, 20241 min read
First Communion
She tells us— “When you take the Body of Christ Pray for something. It’ll come true. I prayed every time that one day I would become a...
Elizabeth Cotton
Jun 1, 20241 min read
Ferguson
It was as if we took few large steps back Or maybe we simply didn’t care before About the boys shot because they’re black They’re on TV...
Elizabeth Cotton
Apr 8, 20241 min read
difficult
call me difficult but so is life who the fuck wants to be easy.
Elizabeth Cotton
Apr 5, 20241 min read
Emails.
these fast letters, they haunt my days with immediacy that punches my gut they arrive whether I am ready or not hint in the subject,...
Elizabeth Cotton
Mar 31, 20243 min read
Ohio
That’s my ex-wife from our trip to Ohio, looking as if she’s actually enjoying herself. Do sit and take a look at how she’s smiling – and...
Elizabeth Cotton
Mar 21, 20241 min read
The Poet
I am no philosopher. I write pretty words sometimes in random shapes, like this to s h a k e i t u p – and people who like them, like...
Elizabeth Cotton
Mar 12, 20241 min read
book
a man who has read no books may be unintelligent but a man who has read a single book is dangerous.
Elizabeth Cotton
Feb 13, 20241 min read
The Un-American Y
I so hate the letter y ugly like someone’s ass such a yucky letter and it is also very un-American. Yin and Yang are un-American the...
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