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OLD WOUNDS

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Universal Octopus

The landscape itselfis cracked and pitted.Quarries gouged out of the rock face.Concrete jungleswhere forests grew.A million species drownedby hydro-electric schemes.Roman grain bowlsbecoming the Sahara desert. And the figuresthat pass through this landscape,four-footed, two, or nonewith scar of tooth and clawof … Continue reading →

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SEEING THE OBVIOUS

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Universal Octopus

The fisherman sees the fishbut not its painuntil as fishhe swims this way again. The rich see not the poorthey have inventedand, not contented,strive ceaselessly for more. Abraham’s descendantsfight for their promised land,and while they swarm and fight like antswhose … Continue reading →