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I peeled off a layer

Confronted with another

Behind it was a story

Often told by my mother

When she was a little babe

Barely knew to talk

She sang all day and all night long

Screamed at four o'clock

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I peeled off the skin

Of pungent heads of garlic

My uncle used to eat them raw

He found it so cathartic

The smell would seep through his sweat

From immigrating west

Tomatoes, parmigiano

Olive oil through a press

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I peeled off the Shoulds

The Ought Tos, the Musts

It wasn't always pretty

It drew a little puss

Those layers kept me warm

Now piled on the floor

Here I am, on my feet

Walking out the goddamn door

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