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Uncountable

the living count the dead
the dead count the stars

lay the bodies neatly in a row
tuck the limbs beside the limbless
pick up
the headless baby parts
count them in

the sun burns bright
even the sky sweats

at night
there appears to be
too many stars
many of them are dead

uncountable

Copyright © Eric Ashford

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