Strangeness
       

Tiny mirrors released me into my mother's palms
hay released me to the roof of our house
and I released myself to you
be careful!
you're breaking me
with your hands
be careful
when you squeeze my ribs
or press a lax
joint in my arm
my bones
are frail
my song
grinds stone

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from The Silence That Remains
Copper Canyon Press
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