Clip 2
a rooftop has an enemy
an owl
a cone of confusion
scansion of acoustics
or before sound
a crematorium
visually unresolved
(before) remains
leaves that only look
like the birds
between them
physiology limits
visual memory
ash or bodies
in glass
E. Tracy Grinnell, “Clip 2” from Some Clear Souvenir. Copyright © 2006 by E. Tracy Grinnell. Reprinted by permission of O Books.
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