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Balance
Aviva Englander CristyLast week the origin was piled
with dust in the corner
when I swept. I wonder now
how we manage to hold
these widening circles so tight.In the window the birds
are held by tiny feet
and breathless balance
on a thin metal thread.We learn to stand
by balancing the origin.Which stillness will hold
itself in your view
one moment longer?In one still life the bones
in the foot of a bird
curve perfectly around
the electrical wire, leaving
no room for error or fall.//
