And Nothing
By Norma Cole
like lost knowledge
a shovel, the secret hello
the soldiers, news from
the heart of the meter
blurry reconstruction
still standing on the corner
gutter lossy, the big
star formation, the chance
to understand something
like hallucinations
or power dynamics
tip over, words not meant
where massacres continue
on summer nights
Copyright Credit: Norma Cole, "And Nothing" from Alibi Lullaby. Copyright © 2025 by Norma Cole. Reprinted by permission of Omnidawn Publishing.
Source: Alibi Lullaby (Omnidawn Publishing, 2025)