Two Poems
Rae Armantrout, 6 February 2020
Were you surprised to learnthat you could swapan ‘i’ for an eye,and ‘a’ for an apple?
That’s the lure.
Later, you maywant to pray.
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You may be leftto think your wayfrom moment to moment
without being toldwhat a moment is,
if it’s something solid.
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The mad hear languagespeak itselfand are humble before it.
They receive instruction.
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The child in her...