Paper comfort
in the style of Gertrude Stein
By Maya Nitis

A piece of paper. a piece of paper. a piece.
Of paper. A marriage license is a piece of paper.
Light and white. Light and white, and sometimes trite
is a piece of paper. is a marriage license. What is a marriage license?
a piece of comfort, she thought or may be that's not the case.
She thought. Or may be that's not the case. A marriage license
is a piece of paper comfort. She thought or may be not.

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