Machine who was my father before he was a failure? who was my mother before she was swallowed whole by fear? the world is a machine built for breaking people there used to be an old picture of pops in his navy suit hanging on the living room wall- his smile crisp and bright, like the perfect salute. no one called Anna for three weeks after he died. his son tried to mask the smell of pops dying with roach insecticide. the world is a machine built for breaking people after three raid bombs failed he set the house on fire late that night someone whispered "the world is a machine grinding to a halt" and he could take no more of it. just before sun up he stole pops old car and drove it back to oklahoma.Birth sign: Taurus
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