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Inside the birch wood dreams and memories on the pathway a bright yellow mushroom coral

under tall firs I reach an old living room a butterfly flutters past on its back I opened the door without realising it I won’t be scared even if it closes behind me poisonous mainanthema berries on the floor like drops of blood do you dare to sit on this soft carpet someone has left the light burning

Michael John Pickering

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