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The Overlook
Pray tell
How many limbs must one sever
to be lighter than a feather;
how many roots must be gut
to lengthen a reach;
how clean
and cut
and bleached
must one become
before returning home
...
Should there be anything left
of either
How many limbs must one sever
to be lighter than a feather;
how many roots must be gut
to lengthen a reach;
how clean
and cut
and bleached
must one become
before returning home
...
Should there be anything left
of either
Published 12th Jul 2019
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Anonymous
12th Jul 2019 1:55pm
The imagery in this one is almost painful. To remove limbs & roots & utterly change who/what a person is, simply to be welcome at home...seems cruel. I've known a number of people who simply cut out family or friends because this was what was expected of them. Perhaps that's why I'm reading it this way. It's beautiful, truly. It aches
12th Jul 2019 7:22pm
