could be discerned by some
as the exact replica
of a stained glass crucifix,
or row on row of appliqué
black-eyed susans,
a plus sign
followed by a minus,
1 x 1.
Perhaps the letter T
overlapping
to infinity.
Grey streets straight
and flat as Kansas.
A farmer’s
contoured fields between
the dusty lanes of grout.
Everywhere
lie tributaries
of the River Pubes.
A city planner’s original layout
for downtown Washington.
The window bars
of Shootie’s Liquor,
through which even a child’s
arm cannot be thrust.
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