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    unburdened, I give you

    unburdened, I give you
    the box of matches, my uncle's request to toss
    his lit cigarette, her lazy socks, my casual shoes, unable to run
    unburdened, I give you
    whatever spews in the morning, my after shower sweat
    forehead beading, my snot nose, my cough drop, a candy
    they call them, throat candies,
    my thin upper lip and crouched hair,
    a tuft, the barber left me, smiling still, but wondering how
    and when I could fix
    what pardons and please could not
    unburdened, I mostly scatter
    things I find and see
    whatever might be following across behind me
    that which I don't mind to speak
    that which doesn't mind me

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    Re: unburdened, I give you

    I dig the first line, but I was hoping for better descriptions of what the speaker could give a shit to give away, though "my casual shoes, unable to run" is nice. After shower sweat is a terrible thing, and to be unburdened to give that away is totally understandable. "My cough drop, candy / they call them, throat candies" didn't do much for me.

    The best part of the piece starts at "but wondering how..." all the way to the end.

    I really want to see what the speaker wouldn't mind giving away. I believe this is your first "5 min exercise." If you want to work on it more, I consider supporting the first line more.

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