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FOR CESARÉA TINAJERO ❋ Laura Bardsley
from a short distance, palabra
mistaken for tintinnabular, garbage trucks
mistaken for string sections, drunken wails
mistaken for porno scores, caterwauling
mistaken for light rain, domestic disputes
mistaken for Friends reruns, pop songs
mistaken for cicadas mating, aerodynamic sheet metal
mistaken for fjords, a fire escape
mistaken for nothing; a silent opportunity,
calescent breath down brick neck