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MM . . . the old rootgiving rise to mystery was mu, with cognates MYSTICAL and MUTE. MYSTERY camejrom the Greek muem with the meaning of dosing the lips, dosing the eyes. —Lewis Thomas Misery a block in the head a block I hum mrnmrn through, the waymother rnrnrnrn helps me move to. Umber attaches to shadows in hedge-ribbons. Feet mmmmrnmrnm, hit-sounds like murder stitched to lips, the miles,humrnrn, eyes shut shuttered, cement walk studded with dark I'm afraid mmmmmo and now I am come alone at midnight onto the pmeneedles of the park. I am come to saygood-bye in the dark but my mouth won't open. What opens is my eyeto the open edge of the metal tunnel under the curveof the spiral slide I'm afraid to rise to. I'm standing at the base to cry out at midnightWhose children will come down? Who bashes into my arms so weopen our mou ths to this cadenceno no no no mmm mommy up again to ride the big slide they and I falling into the dark air. Open is the mouth of the metal tunnel. Tomorrow, mmmmu, the knife. 15 ...

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