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The Suddenness of the Past
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20 The Suddenness of the Past I hit a hummingbird today, while driving To the commencement of my oldest son. I saw its hair-slim beak, its pinpoint, living Eye. It popped against the windshield and was gone. I pushed ahead, not actually seeing Much else beyond the radiating throw Of red across the glass, a proof of being, Caught in its wherenesses, a smear of now, The way my heart is streaked with iridescentFeathered reminders, tiny-throated fears. I watch my son stand clearly in the present, Unflinching, like the emerald silk he wears. ...