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i. (a slave speaks, thinks, is human)

errant,                       ceaseless
predawn.


“…kindness,” i… thinking

always among
the inevitable          sentries.

i followed with longing,

a hunger laid in front          of
mouth

ii. (the masters watch)

a.                  “better show…”

b.                  “…proud!”

a.                  “much thought—”

c.                  “—very fine.”


Michael Prihoda