From Diversion. Published by ECW in 2015.

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What if Revelations had been called Revolutions?

Hang on a second while I google this.

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Jesus laughed.

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Fire breaks through the smoke the way sun breaks through the fog.

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Quiet as an option silently dies.

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Unforgettable facts wedge themselves like stains between our bedsheets.

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Prayer’s tinny voice squawks from an analog phone.

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Most rioters eventually get distracted by mirrors.

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I’d take the calm before the storm if it meant having any calm whatsofuckingever.

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There are levels of speechless we haven’t yet discovered.

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Wanking is the other white meat of art.

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The forecast follows the fearcast.

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Horror becomes the state one occupies when seeing oneself quoted in the news.

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Marginalia declared autonomy and formed a state.

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People in the suburbs suffer from Stock Home Syndrome.

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Who dares enjoy themselves anymore?

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Remember to thank Christ you don’t have to get off your couch.

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Saying things gets only saying done.

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Flames paint outer walls red the way televisions paint inner walls blue.

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Down-the-way is where news happens.

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Pluck the bricks flying by to rebuild your house.

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Listen for the constant exposition of a man sure he’s nailing a date.

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We have the right to demand boredom.

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Lassie keeps barking about how much Timmy likes it down the well.

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Sadness retains its title as anger’s most widespread illusion.

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It’s become apparent your fantasies just aren’t interesting enough.

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Civil unrest always evolves into parties.

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Police hunch over coffee with their heads bowed and gun hands twitching.

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Rows of driveways straight as bars on windows.

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A Streetcar Named Covet.

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I just realized my dick and head both loll the same way when tired.

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Dollarama looted but the bookstore left untouched.

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Staff the barricades!

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We used to say don’t go into the woods whereas now we say don’t read the comments.

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Cave wall shadows only work if there’s a fire.

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It appears that decimate now means to reduce by a factor of holy fuck.

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Can anyone tell whether it’s kindness or malice that’s reached homeopathic levels?

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Allow me to apologize in advance for my humanity.

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Type that line as though something depended on it.

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Your door rattles in the jamb but the lock is sturdy and continues to hold.

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The armchair uprising has begun.

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