Parading

Reduce yourself to a moving mouth, a solemn happiness

that smells of the past, takes hold of the throat
that smells of the past, takes hold of the throat
and teaches you to despise omens—
and teaches you to despise omens—
ignore Apache mirrors on rock arches
ignore Apache mirrors on rock arches
as if you knew what their scratchings meant. —Ray Gonzalez
as if you knew what their scratchings meant.
—Ray Gonzalez

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