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Kou
Fu

Bunraku
Puppets

Prosthetic
Hands

Stuffed
Animals


artistic rendition of trees

Where once I was a many selves
I am beginning to solidify.
Deep roots and implacable bark,
Sentient to another time.
Aware — and not — of axes falling,
Hair plucked to make a crown
For others' glory, for not-mine stories —
Interpretations fly like chips.





Many thanks to Art/Life where this poem first appeared.

© J.A. Pak



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