i.
the mule’s belly
travels with the mule
makes in sand
what my son claims
as a whale’s
bed
to ward off
the otherness
of any creature
appearing to him
that is not
or that is my
whale
ii.
a son
I always say
a son
for every
sadness
iii.
one dreamless mule
Aug 2, 2013
Aug 2, 2013 at 2:01 PM UTC
i.
the mule’s belly
travels with the mule
makes in sand
what my son claims
as a whale’s
bed
to ward off
the otherness
of any creature
appearing to him
that is not
or that is my
whale
ii.
a son
I always say
a son
for every
sadness
iii.
one dreamless mule
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