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sam sax

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my brother, knowing my work well, asked i not …

sam sax

while he lives …

sam sax

give me a name & i’ll answer …

sam sax

even without the image you can see it. …

sam sax

there are more Ss in possession than i remembered / …

sam sax

my first drink was in my mother …

sam sax

spare us your burial rites …

sam sax

when i say pre-exposure prophylaxis …

sam sax

what will be left after the last fidget …

sam sax

goodbye city. goodbye stoop. goodbye rush hour traffic plume. …

sam sax

feygele is yiddish for the way i walk into a room. …

sam sax

is a woman …

sam sax

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