“Menu” by Dilruba Ahmed (poetry, ’09)

A sequence of poems by Dilruba Ahmed (poetry, ’09) appear in The American Journal of Poetry:

 

Menu

Preventative Measures

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Includes two flu strains
each with 13% efficacy.
Duration of effectiveness
not guaranteed. But
with our prices, why not
sample both? Great for all ages.

Chief Concerns

            Beelzebom.

 

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