Poetry: But There Is No Competition. For Us, There Is Only the Trying. The Rest Is Not Our Business. @davidnovakreadspoetry

Poetry: But There Is No Competition. For Us, There Is Only the Trying. The Rest Is Not Our Business. @davidnovakreadspoetry

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