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Puppet Deer
Amelie Tonoyan
And the deer
With limbs, severed,
But held together
By stone and string,
Slowly disfigures itself.
Her head leans into her chest,
With legs folding into themselves.
Thus, she stands
Crippled and in wait.
She is crazed!
Hurry, go on,
Tell it what to do next.
Grab and tug at the fool,
The one with a catatonic gaze
Will she unravel?
Tell it not to.
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