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Patrick M. Pilarski
YOUR VILLAGE
slipknot, aerosol
or invertebrate, a thing
spineless
drawn out in sections and rewired
to complete the circuit
hot light
in each alcove, insomniac
the green yellow eyes
of a cat, blinking
in the dark
nothing put to sleep.
–from Rattle #35, Summer 2011
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