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running, open & unafraid

from \\ S O F T W I N G S // by Annie Hex

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I wrote this track in three places- first outside of Don's Hamburgers near western & w 18th street, then again on the #50 bus near division & damen, and finally at the california and milwaukee bus stop while it rained again.

most of my poems start in my iphone and just kind of fall out of me. when the music plays the poem is just there. <3

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the crescent moon,
your father's fingernails,
the mess of lights down western ave,
your maiden name fresh on my tongue.

night time in chicago
unafraid of what claws at my neck,
running in the rain in this holy floral dress to catch another bus.

the rain on my open thighs
the rain on my open thighs
taking in earth like it's my birthright
letting the raindrops slide past my unshaved knees, back into the concrete.

the woman at welfare office had said when she was young & wealthy,
she dreamt of owning an entire block & running naked in the rain.

And here I am living her dream
with that kind of freedom in my lap.

running

young & wealthy.
open & unafraid.

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from \\ S O F T W I N G S //, released July 29, 2017

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Annie Hex Chicago, Illinois

improvisational spoken word poet
creating work that is sparkly & biting, leaving it in unexpected places across america.

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