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Fiction February 26, 2014

The Mattress

we watch characters on the screen
that mirror your dreams
or maybe you’re just watching me
falling fast asleep

—

Illustration by Felipe Pinto.

FictionIllustrationPoetry

Debbie Hernandez

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