by Adrienne Rich<\/p>\n
i.<\/p>\n
Burnt by lightning nevertheless
\nshe\u2019ll walk this terra infinita<\/p>\n
lashes singed on her third eye
\nsearching definite shadows for an indefinite future<\/p>\n
Old shed-boards beaten silvery hang
\naskew as sheltering
\nsome delicate indefensible existence<\/p>\n
Long grasses shiver in a vanished doorway\u2019s draft
\na place of origins as yet unclosured and unclaimed<\/p>\n
Writing cursive instructions on abounding air<\/p>\n
If you arrive with ripe pears, bring a sharpened knife
\nBring cyanide with the honeycomb<\/p>\n
call before you come<\/p>\n
ii.<\/p>\n
Let the face of the bay be violet black the tumbled torn
\nkelp necklaces strewn alongshore<\/p>\n
Stealthily over time arrives the chokehold
\nstifling ocean\u2019s guttural chorales
\na tangle
\nof tattered plastic rags
\niii.<\/p>\n
In a physical world the great poverty would be
\nto live insensate shuttered against the fresh<\/p>\n
slash of urine on a wall
\nlow-tidal rumor of a river\u2019s yellowed mouth
\na tumor-ridden face asleep on a subway train<\/p>\n
What would it mean to not possess
\na permeable skin
\nexplicit veil to wander in<\/p>\n
iv.<\/p>\n
A cracked shell crumbles.
\nSun moon and salt dissect the faint
\nlast grains<\/p>\n
An electrical impulse zings
\nout ricochets
\nin meta-galactic orbits<\/p>\n
a streak of nervous energy rejoins the crucible
\nwhere origins and endings meld<\/p>\n
There was this honey-laden question mark
\nthis thread extracted from the open
\nthroat of existence\u2014Lick it clean!
\n\u2014let it evaporate\u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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