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A mourning dove perches on razor wire -
photo by Dan Wagner / Naples Daily News
 

to a coil of razor-wire

Intricate, spiral-coiled
weave of sharp edges
perched on your fence-nest,
a complexly-wound,
distrusting silhouette
against an unaware sky:
The lone, patient antagonist
dividing the openness -
If I didn't approach you,
you'd have no purpose...

© Jonathan Bohrn (1998)
 
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