what did you say
he yells at me
staring into my black eyes
he just cannot understand
the English shards
from my bleeding tongue
Autumn 2010 issue Rust+Moth
One Man's Maple Moon: Firelight Tanka by Keitha Keyes
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*English Original*
in welcome
he smears red ochre
on my forehead —
black and white faces
glisten in the firelight
*red lights*, 17:2
Keitha Keyes
*Chin...
