- Vol. 10
- Chapter 02
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Image by Kabiur Rahman Riyad
Pantoum-ime
Sinking into a pool of milk
holding a puzzle cube high
like the Terminator
and his iconic thumbs up
holding a puzzle cube high
declaring dominance over man
and his iconic thumbs up
we are always dwarfed by our children
declaring dominance over man
brow-beaten, shoulders sagging
we are always dwarfed by our children
if only we had the grace to submit
brow-beaten, shoulders sagging
sinking into a pool of milk
if only we had the grace to submit
like the Terminator