Fountain Spray 2021: The Art & Literary Magazine of Georgian Court University

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Self Care Brandon Downey Looking through the   windowpane because the  pain staking process  is complete, and   yet still I compete  with myself  so that I may  pluck one hair  to reveal the grey  that may move through my  mind to unwind  all confidence  which leaves me   lost in a reflection,  with no recollection  of why this faucet  drips cold water for  my hands to hold  ideas that make me  so quick to   self-diagnose but   still not dying to know  the cause of the  throb in my chest.  Add another  cool splash to wash  away the hardened ash  of memories past leaving  nothing but subtle scars  and fading stars

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