FIND THE STEEL MILL IN THIS PICTURE
or not. Which tree is the tree of knowledge? Which leaf is the leaf of forgiveness?
If a light post sprouted leaves, would it be mutation or miracle? Would it be then
copyrighted, manufactured on an assembly line constructed from steel produced
at a mill built on the site of this shopping center? O, even on this manufactured flatness
the world spins. Do you doubt me? Beyond a shadow of a doubt? A shadow
of a tree? One car might be the missing piece
of the puzzle, or it might be the abandoned piece
of another puzzle made long ago. If you searched this lot, perhaps you’d find the keys peeking out
beneath a stray leaf, something glittering, something tarnished.