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Ghost hands
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How casually he opened her
hiding beneath her warm earthy weight
in her dwelling
so firmly she held, released, let
him
go
deeper

but found in his absence
only his ghost
and her hands

Oh, but we all are willing to cause harm
sometimes….
to justify, rationalize, have fits of amnesia
to suit our purposes...
and then
come
trouble
sleeping.


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 Reviews of "Ghost hands"
Reviewed by Daniel McTaggart
Reviewed on August 7, 2002
I found myself rereading this poem. Not that I couldn't understand it, but I was absorbing it. Short poems pack a lot of power. This one certainly did.

Reviewed by Larry Skahill
Reviewed on July 26, 2002
good job, this was a read and a re-read
a lot going on here


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