#bones #poem #amwriting

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Bones

Talk about calcium.
Tendons and muscles
Are functionless.

Salt and dirt and yeast.
Is God kneading
Or punching?

The discarded rib,
The natural bridge,
The buried clavicle—

Why look further?
Need proof?

Study the teeth.
One spadeful
After another.

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