Las Flores Rotas

 Henri Martin, "Étude por 'La Moisson'" (1919)I remember after people are gone thinking of things I should have said but didn't.I remember having a casual chat with God every night and usually falling asleep before I said, "Amen".I remember that my father's favorite movie star was Rita Hayworth.  I...

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 2Cornelis Van Poelenburch, "The Expulsion from Paradise" (after 1646)I remember very old people when I was very young. Their houses smelled funny.I remember a boy. He worked in a store. I spent a fortune buying things from him I didn't want. Then one day he wasn't there anymore.I...

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 Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, "Tavern" (1909)I remember my first erections. I thought I had some terrible disease or something.I remember how good a glass of water can taste after a dish of ice cream.I remember when I went to a "come as your favorite person" party as Marilyn Monroe. I...

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