7 In a brief clearingabove an underworld of headless roots,he sees a tree divide its partsto bird, insect, sky,locked to its reflectionby its wrist. Exile’s a broken axle. Goes back (to wherewhose travels cannot home?) goes back to where a mirror shakes in recognition. — Adil Jussawalla, an excerpt from the first part of Missing Person.  

7

In a brief clearing
above an underworld of headless roots,
he sees a tree divide its parts
to bird, insect, sky,
locked to its reflection
by its wrist.

Exile’s a broken axle.

Goes back (to where
whose travels cannot home?)

goes back to where

a mirror shakes in recognition.

— Adil Jussawalla, an excerpt from the first part of Missing Person.  

Notes

  1. emissions posted this