Seconds

Tyrone Graham
Aug 8, 2017 · 1 min read

The second hand
prevails in its sweep
of the horizon, in its view
of duneless dun
— so why
this anxious scan —
for what more
bar repetition
remains?
Everything lies
one step behind
already, picked clean
longhorn skulls
bleached
beside the tracks.

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