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July 9, 2026 / barton smock

the eye at least knows its emptiness


I have put rocks
through frogs
for sounding out
the patience
of my fear

How early I was
to my terrible angel

I would not mark myself
as wild, I would
bless the underbite, then hosanna
my bottom teeth
into the roof of my mouth

They put a light
made of light
in there
but I couldn’t
fill a ghost

Each toothache
around this time
slept longer
than god

I was eye and passed away mouth
A close friend blew his hand off
trying to call
his mother

No vision awaits our seeing

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