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identity
i remember an old acquaintance
who had three years to live some
10 years ago (kidney failure). he
once gave me the coordinates to
a patch of arizona desert where
he stayed some years prior. the
spot was marked by all his insulin
needles stuck into a saguaro cactus.
there in the ground he had buried
his i.d. and social security card
and $20. he said that he wanted
me to steal his identity after he died.
i wish i'd kept those coordinates
and lived a better life so i could
afford a car to go out there.
i want to see where the cactus
grows over the needles,
and becomes something else.