we humans are a most vexing problem
our minds are limestone porous and caving
what rivers rage within us
in the sediment
what bones blanch & mew
by lunar by tidal by solar
by sevens blood-letting & -getting
turn us & that we may attune
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Aby Kaupang is the author of Radiant Tether, and there’s you still thrill hour of the world to love, NOS, disorder not otherwise specified (with Matthew Cooperman), Little “g” God Grows Tired of Me, and multiple other collections. She holds master’s degrees in creative writing and occupational therapy.
