a dream
clear
and distorted
In its vision

a ghost
transparent
hovering

a gavel
striking the table
silence

a friend
solid
levelheaded

a detective
collecting
prints

a fish tank
with fingers
swimming
at the back

a prayer
pressed
to your lips

—Otto Selles is professor of French at Calvin College. He is the author of New Songs (Pandora Press).

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