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[mizraim]

Animals Wilder Than Ours
By Adam Ahmed

1.

Autumn in our
veins a tree
burning into
a column of
ash
how can you
just stand
there flesh
bone collapsible
hair

2.

All want begins
with this honest
urge to submit
myself
where self is
not now
watching you
peel an orange
and fill your
skinned hands
until their
hot

3.

You want
a glass house
so you can tell
the moment when
I forget
to breathe I see
darkness the cat’s
eyes driving
towards me
contained