A poem for our time, from our time, for the State of the Union, and 2019, from Houston poet Leah McElrath.
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I have threaded
the balls
that were on
your bodyonto
this special necklace
crafted
for tonightForgive me
but they are mine now
so small
and orange
Special tip of the old scrub brush to Leah McElrath, on Twitter.