Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
Nathan L. There are two wolves inside you. One of them is made up and the other is a mirror. One of them is dead and the other is grieving. Neither of them are liars. Neither will let you cross the bridge. Guess which one is which? There are two wolves inside you-- What’s your name? The wolves demand to know. You demand to know, too. So you choke to death and the wolves choke with you. There are two wolves inside you or you are inside two wolves and all of you are fighting. Are you the wolves or are the wolves you? Nobody knows. Can it be both? This is a poem, everyone’s always confused. Just leave it alone. Just leave it! The wolves say: you can only ever know where you’ve been or where you’re going. Make the choice.
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dear body
by nathan l. i. dear body: here are your hands & here is your throat & here is the skin you live in & here are all the ways you’ll come undone. ii. dear body: I’m sorry. iii. dear body: your heart is the size of a fist which is to say the smallest things are keeping us alive which is to say do you remember a spring evening and a sunset? do you remember a woman playing fetch with her dog? do you remember? iv. dear body: what a miracle it is! to make yourself anew every second of every day. what a miracle it is to say the world is a place I see myself living in and mean it. |
AuthorNathan Lee's poetry and prose. More of my work can be found on my Instagram. Archives
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