no ever does happen /
often in cities that change their name /
weightless history, little loss where /
each child there is /
the first human on the planet /
as blank as a portable sign lot /
their place /
only a few steps onto the continent /
growing paper thin /
turned sideways /
gesturing simply in the gusts /
long winds clearing across /
the country’s bare middle /
said child unrecognized /
in the floor to ceiling mirrors /
handed down /
save a slogan /
be anything you can bet against
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