Monday, February 1, 2021

Toxic, part 2

TENTSMUIR FOREST
Karen Solie

The sign denoting a negative quantity indicates, 
also, subtraction. The symbol for equivalence

means also alike. The deadliest mushroom is
among the most delicious. Distinct

in their intensities of purpose. Her children found her

on the kitchen floor, plate on the table,
pan on the stove. A life foraging in these woods,

she should have known. But to pour out
is not to spill. To spill is not to lay oneself down.

                                    From The Caiplie Caves

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