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or refuse to follow a convention, pay
the full rate eat
bacon at breakfast smoke
butts out the ashtray.
fidget for progress. fidget like
the numbers don’t add up. fidget
smarter than your father, glaciers
on your eyelids, one quick
piss then back to the party.
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Jacob Berg is a Toronto-born poet, painter, and digital artist whose work has been featured in Lake Effect 8, Jam & Sand, Juniper, & The Northern Appeal. He is the founder and creative director of dullstyle (@dullstyle on Instagram).
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© Jacob Berg, 2020.
