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Distances

Mary Paulson

From Abraham to Einstein.
From monkeys in trees

to cocktails and shop talk
at Cipriani’s. The unbelievable

length of time it takes
to procrastinate and get things done.

The nerve you have to call me crazy.
The depth of your ego (here to the center

of the earth). For as long as I can hold a grudge.
From metatarsal to fingertip.

Past the surface of a pock-marked moon
to multiple orbs working out

mathematical rhythm. From moment
to moment as long as it takes.

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