from THE POET Series 1. The Poet does not think it strange that people stare at the hole in his chest. He does not wonder why people line up to look through this hole at what is behind. He does not see how people slip and fall in his shadow of blood. There are those who have tried to teach him how to sew, pointed to the easy mystery of needles and knots, the simple grace of pulling and closing.

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duende2112 Arturo Vasquez II 2000