Humanities teacher

  

the old seed bread thrown under the laurels

turns to soil frosting as 

onepartoxygentwopartshydrogen

resembles rain in isolation extreme,

from what is read

about that once prolific phenomena, 

before droplets in general

were criminalized

and cattle with tubes attached

carry milk straight to the sewer,

as wilbur has a buttermilk bath 

and spiders write ads for dirty epitaphs 

in the rafters

at the processing plant tossed

out of view from the interstate nearby 

5-20-2020 

SE Portland 

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"The dart is set up for virginitee;

Cacche whoso may, who renneth best lat see."

– Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales, The Wife of Bath’s Prologue. Virginity is seen a challenge. The prize is set up for virginity, the Wife of Bath says. Catch it whoever can and let’s see who wins it.

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"Her conscious joy her tail declared"