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Silent Breakfast To Go

By HOKIS · November 10, 2019

Whiskey sour.
Whiskey sweet. 
Wisk her heart.

Beat her 
Eggs into an om
Lette her devour it
From a thirstless hunger.
You know best,

After all.
And yet,

She knows enough
Not to run on
An empty storm  

Ache.

 

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photo by samane mohammadi on unsplash.

om, n., a mystic syllable, considered the most sacred mantra in Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism. 

stom, adj., silent, wordless, soul-killing.

Hokis

Hokis is an American poet of Armenian descent. Her collection "OnBecoming" is a poetic memoir detailing her personal rise from political trauma. It can be found alon Amazon.

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