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Vandal Poem of the Day: March 5, 2016

by Sherwin Bitsui
Those who congregated 
to heat the room 
swore to never do it   again, 
never whip the mare, 
feed it bee stings, 
or dice fishing line and bait 
horizontally on the mattress 
to be mauled by wolves 
that leave paw prints over our tangled hair. 
from Flood SongFind it in the library
Copyright © 2009 Sherwin Bitsui
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on behalf of Copper Canyon Press.

Published in Poems Sherwin Bitsui

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