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There are five empty coffee cups in my room, some still have coffee remnants at the bottom. This morning I acquired a bottle of 100% pure aloe vera juice, and its not good. But I carry Texas in me. I had to have it. It reminds me of home and all of the sunburns I endured for the sake of getting fresh air. In Texas, Aloe plants grow wild which is cosmically orchestrated cause you'll suffer from third degree burns if you stay outside for more than ten minutes. And you'll kiss the aloe plant for its healing plant blood while you curse the flatlands and its dryness and the infernal sun... I have many times. This is what I read about internally consuming aloe vera juice from The American Chronicle online:

The health benefits of aloe vera taken internally include: improved circulation, regulation of blood pressure, promotes healing of bones and joints, strengthens the immune system,

defends the body against bacteria, heals internal

tissue damage,

heals ulcers, improves and even eliminates constipation,

blood sugar regulation, and reduces itchiness in psoriasis helping it to heal.

Drinking two to four ounces a day is all that is required to gain the

many benefits of aloe vera

juice.

The detoxification properties of aloe vera juice also act to

detoxify your blood stream. If you have intestinal or stomach problems

it can help your digestive

tract to work smoothly.One of the most important health

benefits of aloe vera juice is its operation as an anti-bacterial and

anti-fungal agent, helping to prevent the onset of disease in the body. One of the most valuable

health benefits for today's society is aloe vera's

ability to assist weight loss

. Aloe vera works to both reduce

and stabilize the body mass index by stimulating the metabolic rate in

our liver cells so that we burn more energy. The energy used for this comes from fat

and carbohydrate stores in the body. Drinking aloe vera juice

every day has been likened to doing multiple workouts throughout the week.

Another reason why aloe vera works well as a

weightloss supplement,

is because it has a high content of collagen protein. When you drink

aloe vera juice every day, the body has to spend additional

energy to assimilate its protein into your system.

But enough about Aloe and Texas... I'd rather talk about Mary Oliver who I got to hug and kiss when she came for her poetry reading. She smelt like puppies and cigarettes and a strand of her silver hair got loose and floated into my

mouth as she broke from my embrace. I swallowed it, hoping it would course through my bloodstream and she would manifest herself in my own writing. I've yet to find out if that worked...

Don't bother me.

I've just

been born.

-Mary Oliver