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The Poetry Of.
... Gwendoline Karas.............


no reiteration

nevermind,
wind says

combing and recombing
tall grasses, tangle
pulled to straight-

cracks
are filling
in- rain's
dependable; muds the
ground to smooth, whatever tracks
there were

you take
that
stylus- one you call
intention, and at the mention
of last tuesday or last
wednesday, draw a
line and mind it: past is
past. too many hulls
been broomed
away.
meat
eaten; strength you'd gotten,
gone. face
what's coming
with a focus.
thin yourself
-become a note of what's
important. write it out
on skin
if need be, write it to
yourself. make it
small enough to slip out
under
doors----write your
name
and then the
date.
then something
else.
just start
at that.





on hearing holly jones was

lord, i pray
that neither of my
babies
be found
in separate bowling bags

a culvert, basement, let this servant
depart in peace

she does not have the
tensile strength
to take it -may
piss
in your
temple or wherever
you are hiding
burn your beard
or take those hands
with holes and smack divine
face, you prayed
to, you are
use
less





it was a dark and stormy

my cat
sniffs storms- acrobats
the floor. slit
pupils
flood to round -back
up, tensed tight
sprung
spine. ears sharp
as
fresh snapped beans- tail swish
then swoosh- waiting for the roof hit hard.
wet night
tight cat--good night
for pen.





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