Tag: death and taxes
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Last Person to Know Her Name
1. A stranger in a blue wig rolled on the floor, Her eyes rolled too Until sclera hues matched wall paint Matched Styrofoam. Loose change Founds its marks along the carpet. Police entered and embedded dead Presidents In the fabric. “What’s her name?” Reasons to name corpses. Soft kicks to hips. Officer knelt for prayer […]
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Ode to City Parks as Metaphor for the Tax-Gap
City Park’s Grass Acclimates to foot-traffic, Folds Like two parallels, never to meet. Trophy fabric Succumbs to the wind And smacks its clamp Against the metal flag-pole. Clouds become Objects Familiar to imperial culture. “I see a bear!” “I see a bull!” Inside a shadow. Is it human? Light pollution Mired in smoke plumes Curls […]