“A Portion of the Body” by Ian Wilson (poetry, ’02; fiction ’16)

A poem by Ian Wilson (poetry, ’02; fiction ’16) appears in Leaping Clear:

A Portion of the Body

The gods, at their least generous,
command all houses
to leave the earth and man
to walk upon the verge
no more. Drowned
in some places.
Burned in others.

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