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Vaccinated Jericho Brown 2021
Heartbeats Melvin Dixon 2017
In the chemo room, I wear mittens made of ice so I don’t lose my fingernails. But I took a risk today to write this down. Andrea Gibson 2023
Sick Shel Silverstein 2003
Having it Out with Melancholy Jane Kenyon 1993
The Land of Counterpane Robert Louis Stevenson 1885
The Splendid Body Rebecca Lindenberg 2023
Grow Ruth Ellen Kocher 2023
Lackawanna Steven Cramer 2020
Some days of wine and pastry Samiya Bashir 2023
Good Morning Heartache Cheryl Dumesnil 2016
After Anchorage IV Joan Naviyuk Kane 2023
The Earth Sheila Black 2023
The Sluggard Isaac Watts 1715
Ship/Plum Maija Haavisto 2023
Sleep Hygiene Jill Khoury 2023
Oregon State Hospital Roberto Cabrera 2023
Necromancy for the Bitter Brian Koukol 2023
Like Prophets of Baal Junious Ward 2020
A Sick-Room Idyll William Gay 1911

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