the hand of the eye

a night brain could
walk

the power to see your brain
         the cool wind and then again

the brain is the window of the light
the bright window

for the ankle to decide
when I am the brain

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J. D. Nelson (b. 1971) experiments with words in his subterranean laboratory. His poetry has appeared in many small press publications, worldwide, since 2002. He is the author of several collections of poetry, including Cinderella City (The Red Ceilings Press, 2012). He was nominated for Best of the Net in 2021. Visit http://www.MadVerse.com for more information and links to his published work. Nelson lives in Colorado.