a_dream_of_suffocation
Robert Bly
Accountants hover
over
the
earth
like
helicopters,
Dropping
bits
of
paper
engraved
with
Hegel's
name
.
Badgers
carry
the
papers
on
their
fur
To
their
den,
where
the
entire
family
dies
in
the
night
.
A
chorus
girl
stands
for
hours
behind
her
curtains
Looking
out
at
the
street
.
In
a
window
of
a
trucking
service
There
is
a
branch
painted
white
.
A
stuffed
baby
alligator grips
that
branch
tightly
To
keep
away
from
the
dry
leaves
on
the
floor
.
The
honeycomb
at
night
has
strange
dreams
:
Small
black
trains
going
round
and
round
--
Old
warships
drowning
in
the
raindrop
.
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