TE15 Lithuanian Honey Cake

Ten Poems by DS MaolalaĂ­

Disposal

for Yannis Ritsos

they come thick bellies slung like salami on the back of the truck. they come, 8am balanced on their calves, lifting bags with athletes’ form and flinging them over. they have names like seamus,

tiarnan, darren, tom.

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