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“Black Hole Desert,” “The Relativity of Loss” and “Hip Hop”

In Issue 39 by Mark HammerschickJuly 1, 2020

Weary sun sighs deeply.
Rattlesnakes seek solace.
Tumbleweeds bleed wisdom.
Saguaro reach deep into green pockets
of scattered water loose
in rancid blankets of arid certainty.
Scorpions seethe, swallowing sand,
each and every granule
a microcosm of the infinite.

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