This poem is taken from Stand 223, 17(3) September - November 2019.
Poem
The Dirge of the Hungry Sloth Bear
In the extremity of balance
all the silt was mined from the rivers
for the cities to evaporate food and bile
the bear dances on the roads with the poor
...
In the extremity of balance
all the silt was mined from the rivers
for the cities to evaporate food and bile
the bear dances on the roads with the poor
...
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