This is Just to Say

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Armin Hamrah ’23, recycling William Carlos Williams. Image from Unsplash.com

I have forked

the rooks

that were on

the back rank



and which

you were probably

using to build

your defense



forgive me

they were vulnerable

so attractive

and so satisfying

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