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Madness (Penguin Poets) Madness by Sam Sax
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“you either love the world or you live in it”
Sam Sax, Madness
“what does it mean to be descendant
of something monstrous?

to still love the monster?”
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“love at first sight
is only possible
if the government

hasn't first
taken your eyes”
Sam Sax, Madness
“anything can be a drug if you love it.”
Sam Sax, Madness
“& he watches each muscle
volt into place. the surgeon
became the surgeon after
years of opening
books & making sense
of their contents”
sam sax, Madness
“there must be something else worth praising besides pleasure & destruction”
Sam Sax, Madness
“i carry much nostalgia for the times i don’t remember”
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“can you believe there’s freedom in being so out of control”
Sam Sax, Madness
“if you look close at the process of fermentation you’ll see tiny animals destroying the living body until it’s transformed into something more volatile”
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“his laugh a memory so liquid i’ll hear it when anyone opens a window to scare the birds”
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“of course i know i’m going to die. until then i’m attempting only to stave off the flies. i’m trading what’s left of my youth for a glass tube to cast a quiet spell inside.”
Sam Sax, Madness