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“The Subject of Retreat” by Yona Harvey

The Subject of Retreat

in the storm. The snow
we don’t mention
clings to your boots & powders
& puffs. & poof. Goes.
Dust of the fallen. Right here
at home. The ache
of someone gone-missing. Walk it off
like a misspoken word.
Mound of snow. Closed door.
I could open it.

Or maybe just, you know—
brush it off.

Then what? The snow
on the other side. The sound
of what I know & your, no, inside it.

.

Yona Harvey, 1974–

“The Subject of Retreat”
© 2015 Yona Harvey

Photo by Kajetan Sumila on Unsplash

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