4990. THE USES OF PAIN

THE USES OF PAIN

(arbeit mach freit)

Here where the holly grows loosely, the fens are gouged

and the marshgrass active. I feel as if I should be moved.

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The thin horizon seems simple : in this case a coastline,

leathery and slick. Osprey blinds dot the field.

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I will hold these hands like this forever. Standing

still, even then, I sense movement upward.