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Yvonne C. Murphy

Yvonne C. Murphy: Nests

May 11, 2011 by PBQ

I can’t get settled, the floor scattered with boxes, each day filled with unpacking, placing and building. Pigeons shuffle on the fire escape or sleep with heads tucked into iridescent necks, pacing on the windowsills, gray bodies anchored by pinkish feet. Zut, zut – nests plastered with shit, feathers and dirt, flu and viruses levitate […]

Filed Under: Contributors 80, Issue 80, Poetry, Poetry 80 Tagged With: Contributors 80, Poetry, Poetry 80, Yvonne C. Murphy

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