Cristina Kathleen Ossers

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for them
we
watched
​sunsets planes
chased bubbles and danced with light
​
orginal draft
we
first
met
online
​then
at
work
​then
​here, and then
​

​here again
gender stuff
we talked with her
on 
mondays
until he
found
the
​courage
to
​show
​
​up 
growth
we
shared
a


​heavy 
weight
reaching
​for
​
this center
autonomy
we're
not
going
to
be
quiet
moved
​or say what is-
​
​n't 
learning
we
took
many
nights
to rest;
reading;

collecting
thoughts
​in
​the form
​
​of 
intricate layers
we see
people
in people;
​
​complex 
systems of 
mixed
​media

works 
sun rests
fragmented

​stories
​ 
the best ships
we'd laugh out loud of-
ten, recalling salt in the
synthetic fibers 
inside jokes
we'd laugh out loud vac
​-uuming  the salt in the 
synthetic fibers 


authentic dreams
in my head,
we
met
on
playgrounds amongst
space
dust
​and

​queer
​astronauts 


hangout promises
we
planned
that
I'd
meet
this
fluffy
cheeseball, 
Cheddar
joyed
​to

​gather
​more
 home
we
know
how
​to

​sun-
​day


thank you
Picture
hereafter,

​we'd
watch
highway
traffic
he'd
recall 

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closeness
now
on
Fratney,
home
to
​scrambled
​eggs,
​broccoli,
note:

​for
​Cristina 
sharing beer
we

​started
watching
fireworks,
democratic
debates,
then
​kittos 
of twenty more
we
were
twice
seniors 
and
sophomores,
once
Hustlers,
​
for-
ward:
​
​foreward: we have |
catching weights
we cope in vibrant
​blocks of stamina, vital
jokes hard truths heart taps
start to pause
we
are
blunt
​for
​nu-
ance
sake,
​taking
​breaks

for

​moch-
a

hover

rice
​bowls
curbside in store pick-up
we

​often
enjoyed
Cermack
snacks,
Zocalo
trucks,   
Mobcraft16oz
mvps
we
perform
quiet 
daily
acts:

mundane

​and
bold-
ly
​intentional 

processing systems
we
found
importance
in
commas'
unfamiliar 

​syntax
​and language 
curiosity grit
listening to hear
we
learn
from
collecting

the
passions
that
​drive art

​
shutter the speed
we persist


one
point
two

​aperture
as
much
light
as
we
​can let in
meeting again
we
​shared
passing
times
with
whippets
and
panthers,
​then

​here,
​just
​as
​ourselves 

make it cozy
we thanked ourselves for
that

​plush

queen
​
sized

blanket

when
nights were
​at home 

spoken pictures
we
met
in
twenty

fifteen.
climbing
Marshall’s
stairs

Fueled
by
night
pasta
​
forever neighbors
we 

counted
on him
many and many more times

to

​come,
​his
arms

​open
center for
we
hold
space
for

our

​youth; tomorrow and before
it is Our future
mentors
we
will
make
​noise the
way we

​heard
​it,
​not learned, 
picture evergreen
we
​are "take a break,
eat this fruit" kind of
there
​
for

each
​
other
​
​friendship
always welcome
my
first Christmas a-
way from

home, rather,

at
my
extended
home,

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steady beats
we
pause
where
it
​is
busy:
​
intersections,

​gath-
erings

​being
​life
play it back
we watched the

​demo-
lition

remembered the e-
​viction

friend
​

​visit
lol
I love when we laugh
​like five less days in a year
I've never had quiche
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we look to people
studio stories
moving
pixels writt-

en marks; we

care
to
mini
​missions
and strong bonds
astronauts stamps
sunsets in the ro-
​tunda, "more is more" our laugh-ter echos tonight
new
simultaneous-
ly:

science, human
em-
​tion, "yes,

more to

​us"
linguistic travels
pendulum swings
stead
​-y talks, when

met we gent-
ly catapult
thought  

change is death
Lakefront
​tokens, Up
​Down change,  we're a rich bank of
continued support  

loops
tweaking conditions
​
we
find
joy in
modify
​
-ing repeated

sets
new channels
we were connected
prior, now excited to
​look back further 

represent
hyphenated dash-
es we combined both open
​complete sentences 
seen emoji
we lived and we will
​live, 
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