Stacy Szymaszek: from hyper glossia

in a glass tube
crushed in his hand
the names blended
into him

he spoke to
the boat

RUDDER
MAST
SKULL

               outfitted
in plumes

               he crossed

________

I pay          homage

in repetition of

your turns of phrase

our cues to leave     someone put a linen rag     in my

          mouth please

preserve this tongue

          in honey

'Abd el-Latif will have

to

relate

how my jaw

is never to be

disengaged

again-j
     jamais

________

.a worldwide change /

                              in sea level is / .

now this pile

of corded equipment

lies very still

my mirror      terminating in

a hawk's head

points
          to the air
          hole

               plugged by
               a
               flag
               pole

________

he is greeted]

women with casks     of cedar oil

his charm is     that he reminds     each of someone

nominated          on their mattresses

this Eustace from before

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