“The Process” by Dilruba Ahmed (poetry, ’09)

A poem by Dilruba Ahmed (poetry, ’09) appears in Poetry:

The Process
So grateful the process is clean
and faithful. Does not cheat
like a disenchanted spouse
dozing on a haggard couch.
Take heart: the process is always right —
is automatic, phlegmatic. Clean, cold,
and always refreshing. Brewed to perfection
some say. Guaranteed to satisfy

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