DETOURS 

“Neither proud nor
ashamed, one more
dull victim, leering”
—John Gardner, Grendel
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“I don’t know—
anything anymore”
I say sullenly

“Excellent” says—
the Dragon, “It’s a
good place to begin”
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I'm caught up—
in Labyrinthine
Twists and Turns

Snake-Dragons—
divert me with
detours, detours...