Smithereens Press Chapbooks 'Three Red Things' by Christine Murray | Page 11

The Blind

The Blind

1. Unleash The Skein
red thread the open wound and from it the red rivulet
will drain into the metal dish and curl into water
no more now it is just a stitch stitches
the wound gash drawn in and thread dust of glass in the wound ground in
round the heel and spiral down into blue glass pummelled beyond crystal
a useless moon dust pounded to glass the red thread
lets no light in the shards are small
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