a mouse in soft slippers

by kansuke yamamoto
which is the dog and which is the wolf
which is the priest and which is the demon
the jailer and the prisoner
the killer and the victim
And where shall I make my stand in this world
-james lee jobe
Link: YOUNG AFRIKANS, a poem by Gwendolyn Brooks
is it windy enough for you, james
the winds
passing up this valley
come from the ocean
far awa…
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