so smoke /
fabricate the lungs /
from landscape mulch and standing water /
wear them on the outside /
swaying like a fraternal medallion /
reflecting the sun into a toddler’s soft eyes /
the body is always over there /
shifting its weight in the corner /
not knowing what as the conversation expands /
if only it didn’t wander off in a carnival crowd /
and mail itself back the next day /
edges darkened with grease and volcanic ash /
managing to find a prehistoric eruption on the prairies
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