a stated area
a stilted aria
a shuffling ear
shuffled airs
snaps of something crackling
like a fire
or a record turning on one end, empty
its held breath
towards an ascendence
as is lifted by the sound of a bell
a tolling
or a croaking, as of one frog talking to another
many of them join to form of a chorus
that beats as the quick wings of a hummingbird
how might her own voice refract back to them
around a lake at night
from which nothing can be seen
and everything emerges
find “Stat Eera” on the fifth installment of c-’s compilation series