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Drowning Machine
July 26, 2022
The James must’ve claimed four
This summer: a low head dam looks
Safe from above, half-height illusion
Sucking orange kayak in the spin
Cycle, dominant gravity
Ending life with brevity.
Paddling towards the drop
Must have been euphoric,
Ahead crisp rapids & stone eddies;
Each stroke propelled the four
Towards a death
By underestimation.
Seated on my rock,
I think the world is the kayaker,
And you are the dam.
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