Honor hunkers in the alley of the apes,
\neager to commence her new withdrawal.
\nAnytime violence bleeds the people,
\nshe’s on a train, lit out for parts unknown.
\nShe covers the land like a hesitant dusk,
\nalways sitting on the next ticket.
\nShe rocks from side to side in changeling wind,
\ndark eyes testing the horizon for escape routes.
\nAs now she stands, impenitent,
\nbreathing the next evolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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