by Oliver Kleyer

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After 3 long years, my back pain and I finally separated. It had been a troubled relationship, going back and forth, on and off. After I had announced the separation, my back pain refused to believe it, clinging to me and after I definitively told her it was over, she lingered there for some time. Finally, the news settled in and she had to accept it. My back pain finally moved out and now lives in Bremen.

I rejoiced for half a day. Then my leg started to hurt.

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Oliver Kleyer (he/him) is a teacher and poet from Northern Germany. At the moment, he teaches GSL at a refugee camp. He writes in German and English. His words can be found in Palest Blue, One Sentence Poems, Duck Duck Moongoose and elsewhere. Outside of his study, he can be found at state fairs, theme parks and on Twitter @funnyfrogget.

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