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Any Number of Platitudes

Colin James

Colin James has a book of poems, Resisting Probability,
from Sagging Meniscus Press.

We have been waiting

in this hunter's blind
since before two-AM.
Invisible to the wildlife or
they give us a wide birth.
We have tried to adhere to silence
pissing into a muffled trough.
Turns out, I don't have sleep apnea
or a very mild form of.
Sat up when spoken to,
still lost very little weight.
Lay off the sidearm curve
instead, bring the heat.
As regards to nectar, no
not even to keep warm.
These decisions have
already been made for you,
like kissing me good
night and good morning
to be absolutely certain.

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