Cancer
The sign of crab was etched
across his face, yellow eyes
cut-outs of the sun
rays spiking outwards
In his Semitic language
zodiac and luck
were related terms
Not this time—
The scrap of paper
in his hand told all
Sea urchin spikes
penetrating his
abdomen
Show me
she said
his Pisces wife
Not now!
stuffed it in his pocket
growing inside
an armada
of crawling scuttling
tomorrows
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2009
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