The way my friend whispered the word Aids by John McKernan

The way my friend whispered the word Aids _____________left no doubt, I know when I'm not reading fiction I can be persuaded to stop Joking I stash my cheap read The Dance of the Happy Hedonist traveling at the speed of silence The prayers rising in the darkness whisper for more light more color with less knowledge and irony Anything more than calm lies "It's wild" the doctor whispered "The sentences I say have the power to move mountains yet some people will not even blink or twitch when I tell them "You are going to die"

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