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SHANKPAINTER 47: 2007-2008

SAMUEL AMADON

A USELESSNESS OF AMADONS
Originally appeared in the Denver Quarterly

Asked how I ended up breaking into
the high school. Perfectly, myself

dragged a gym-horse to a classroom,
said to it Something wrong with how

you keep my adrenaline away from me.
What a thing to do, dividing myself

between a piece of gym equipment
borrowed & a mind gone off when

no one told to answer. & yes, knew
we were distinct. & yes, still climbed

my arms around & hung under gap
at the middle of it where wouldn't

fit what wanted like birds outside
surgical in how they hide the night.


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