Oliver de la Paz
Epitaph for the Musculature of the Neck
I can tell you they were strong, that they bore the weight of the head and of the eyes. I can tell you force and of the light hairs. More fully, the cold and the grip of scarves. Can tell the paths of the muscle from the clavicle to the skull like rails, rails and the sputtering wheeltrack. And I can speak of their age and of their descent: bearded palm trunk, black snag, laurel bush.
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