Like Any Body
By Norma Cole
implicated garland of
witnesses
devolution, foliage
in red
damage
no mystery
truce
a garland of wool
intention
the something else
to replace it
passage or message
carrying every body
leaning against
this same sun
more dangerous
leaving, speaking
this same sun
dreaming
Copyright Credit: Norma Cole, "Like Any Body" from Alibi Lullaby. Copyright © 2025 by Norma Cole. Reprinted by permission of Omnidawn Publishing.
Source: Alibi Lullaby (Omnidawn Publishing, 2025)