Visions

I come to

the sleepy Mekong River with a catfish guide;

tangled mangroves, wise and knotty,

blue minnows, old bamboo wood,

the black barrel of the AR-15,

charcoal pencils,

a notebook.

A serpent bobs in the water,
its head small and beady.
The beast had little green eyes.

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I come to

the velvet bed, the alabaster lamp,

framed pictures: the time to get up is 8:00.

I open a door, a marble tub

and watch the waterfall.

A serpent bobs in the water,
its head small and beady.
The beast had little green eyes.

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