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This poem is taken from PN Review 228, Volume 42 Number 4, March - April 2016.

Two Poems Eleanor Hooker
Thoughtless

The Arctic bear inside
her mind brought the blizzard.
He galumphs around behind
her eyes, licks saltwater
from her lens, then mists them
over with his constant panting.
He feeds on grey matter –
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