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after “Benson James, drifter. Route 66, Gallup, NM 1979” by Richard Avedon
Drift
to drift is to be carried by current of air or water
but men are not the teeth
of their verbs
they pry nouns open with a belt buckle
to take a sip
Drifter
a drifter carried by a current of air or water
makes his way from one place to another
see vagabond, see transient, see
drunk
see a man with shoulder-length hair
dollar bills fisted standing before a white screen
see his lips how still
how horizon
how sunset
a train
passing through
I try to hug him
through the spine
left on the white space
his face becomes a mirror
if I stare long enough
my face
charcoaled
pursed squinting
at the camera
train horn
punch shatters
the mirror
frees him from the page
my uncle leaps from the
From Hunger Mountain Issue 23: Silence & Power, which you can purchase here.
Art by @anna_croc01, curated by Dana Lyons.
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