Desiccated Moth

In Healed Ford Fusion: Desiccated Moth⁣
By Ilyssa Goldsmith⁣
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Recovered moth — desiccated in healed Ford Fusion (K-95 mask on)⁣
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For the man who walked over to Albertson’s to pick up his lunch ⁣
I contemplated your meal of choice and its commonality⁣
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Now a black mask (curtain) and memorial candle lies on your service desk⁣
Service (were you in service to others when they serviced you) ⁣
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In death⁣
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Today, they return to their work (on bodies of cars in need of reorientation to this world) ⁣
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My Dad’s car could not breathe cold air (onto me)⁣
And now you cannot breathe (and be reserviced in this life) ⁣
I contemplate the mechanics of this contemplation — of bodies and bodies and bodies (and cars and cars and cars)⁣
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And now you⁣
I don’t know you ⁣
I don’t know you⁣
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But I knew you⁣
And I know you⁣
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And now a black mask lies over your desk (in memorial)⁣
A permanent mark for the man who did not wear a mask (who was kind)⁣
Who made cars breathe⁣
until he could no longer breathe⁣
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And now you⁣
I don’t know you⁣
But I know you⁣
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I say as I recover a desiccated moth in my ⁣
Dad’s car ⁣