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Poetry | August 2007

Short Tantrum on a Long Afternoon

By Leah Odze Epstein

Sometimes when snow can’t melt it turns to ice,
sing lullabies to baby then let him cry,
your heart chased like screaming villagers
down the mountain after the volcano erupts,
your gut insubstantial as ash,
surprising how fast you solidify.

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