& whoops how the bones confuse ache for wonder

after Nicole Adabunu

are they not kin? same pulse of sinew &

fertile soil. slide through thick mud. no whoops

all wet questions. lock eyes with abyss. that is how

you taste wonder. ache is a lens. alters the

focus of light. what are bones

worth? depends on the bones. confuse

absence. it has the exact ache

of presence. slice lemon with an open cut for

an always home. it is all ache. it is all wonder.