Take a Look
By Norma Cole
Take history
Take power
At no point sufficient
Accident of memory
The common truth
Conditions of visibility
Unstable orbits
Explain nothing
In the history
Of contestation
Truth cure—it’s a start
Unfit for use
Nescio, not knowing
Task or matter
Insufficient uncertainties
Pose limits of understanding
The commission
Memory itself
Copyright Credit: Norma Cole, "Take a Look" from Alibi Lullaby. Copyright © 2025 by Norma Cole. Reprinted by permission of Omnidawn Publishing.
Source: Alibi Lullaby (Omnidawn Publishing, 2025)