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The paint is drying, and time is dying. The pain is crying, lying on my back, trying to get back the time, to brushstrokes too fast, wet went dry and love went dull; now I live in a portrait I never painted.
The paint is drying, and time is dying. The pain is crying, lying on my back, trying to get back the time, to brushstrokes too fast, wet went dry and love went dull; now I live in a portrait I never painted.
Approximate author period: c. 2006 AD · contemporary
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- Anthony Liccione
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- Approximate author period: c. 2006 AD · contemporary
Approximate historical context for attribution to Anthony Liccione, based on documented writing activity in 2006. The magazine's own author index lists Anthony Liccione's poetry in its fall 2006 issue. The issue documents literary activity; it does not date every quotation attributed to him. Source: FRiGG literary magazine: Index of Authors, https://www.friggmagazine.com/volumeonearchive/archivedirectory.htm (checked 2026-10-09). This does not establish the composition date or authenticate the attribution of these words. Source: https://www.friggmagazine.com/volumeonearchive/archivedirectory.htm (accessed 2026-10-09).
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