Vermivora luciae
Lucy's warbler
Christina Vega-Westhoff
Already I am fleeing
Traveling in a confusion
Or a bouquet We are
Thrown in
The air together
So much song overlaps
Do we rest or long for it
Or long to strive
Or sing for more
, our
Canyon
But really wondering
Do we—
That we rest
Do we repeat then
If there is a moment that we repeat, do we
Rest then?
Our fleeing looks nestled
At night it is cool
Carcass, zipper down
Spine
These grey and white feathers
A camouflaged breath
Full
Like below desert
Sands sliver
Echoing ocean
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Christina Vega-Westhoff is a poet and translator living in Tucson. Her poetry may be found online at Fieralingue: Poet’s Corner.