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from the ABC set Hay on wye

The bed under the window
battles like a bat drawn blind,

your belly catching sounds
from outside where it is wet
caves and felkes like a calf
with weak knees.

On your flank is a pip
from an apple you ate ealier.

You were brittle then,
a stick shedding skin.

Your head
holds the pillow like a hat.

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