Micrathene whitneyi
Elf owl
Annie Guthrie
*micrathene whitneyi
I call and call and I don’t dream
you don’t see me when I check on you
the smallest of all
I weigh nothing
I have no ideas
lowlight conditions
even nothing turns my head
I bring body to light
play dead so you don’t see me
noble promise
I am not you
am empty council
strike in a line
there are no watchers
locking ratchet grip
connection is capture
the smallest of all
meet what’s required
noble promise
I am not you
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Annie Guthrie is a writer and jeweler living in Tucson. She works and teaches at the UA Poetry Center. She has work published or forthcoming in Tarpaulin Sky, Ploughshares, Fairy Tale Review, HNGMAN, The Destroyer, RealPoetik, Everyday Genius, Omniverse, The Volta, 1913, and more.