Poetry from NER 44.4 (2023)
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Manuela, there’s a boat at the dock 
home to a rabbit, its hutch 
full of heat and sweet straw 

I’m lying in a house, warm enough
Rock and roll is here to stay 
says Big Star over the current 

Here to stay

Sun pools slowly 
like milk on the panes 
of your cold frame

I used to always think about stars
Now I walk out at night
to news of more people dying

Air folds in and around 
my listing body

I hold a heart full of friends
I won’t see for years

Manuela, when you stand at a dock
does the sweet sound hold you there

Your body a star full of sky 

The sweet sound 
of everything breathing 
the sweet sound 
of everything sound