Shot (tanka +)
McKinley was shot
In Buffalo—but not here—
This spot was chosen
To honor the president.
The obelisk as phallus—
(To the evil that men do)
What I’m Reading:
… Too high for most of us with “the rockets
red glare” and then there are the bombs.
(Always, always, there is war and bombs.)
— Ada Limón / “A New National Anthem”
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