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OBB aka The Original Brown Boy: Last Gasp

By Paolo Javier & Alex Tarampi
An image of a visual poem by Paolo Javier with illustrations by Alex Tarampi. The text reads "One Last Time," "A hug," "Excuse," "The," "Give You," "To"
 
An image of a visual poem by Paolo Javier with illustrations by Alex Tarampi. The text reads "AND," "YOU," "COME," "BACK."
 
An image of a visual poem by Paolo Javier with illustrations by Alex Tarampi. The text reads "OBB HOLDS YOU," "RIGHT HAND," "AGAINST," "YOUR SHOULDER."
 
An image of a visual poem by Paolo Javier with illustrations by Alex Tarampi. The text reads "LEFT," "HAND ON," "YOUR WAIST."
 
An image of a visual poem by Paolo Javier with illustrations by Alex Tarampi. The text reads "YOU KISS HIS RIGHT CHEEK," "WALK AWAY."
 
An image of a visual poem by Paolo Javier with illustrations by Alex Tarampi. The text reads "TURN" and "AND WAVE."
 
Source: Poetry (July/August 2017)
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