From The Canal Poem by Michael Dickman

From The Canal



Something breathes
on a dead deer
and the hair inside its ears
wave

Headlights and
rubber

Water fills the black eyeholes that keep seeing everything reflected back from skidding
black macadam

Someone cut your feet off

Someone moved your leg across the street

Someone whistled

Giving birth
you give birth to steam
and maggots

Strange new butterflies

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: animal
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Michael Dickman

Michael Dickman

Oregon / United States
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