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Bat Hang (a poem) by Lex Abbruscato

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open jug filled by authentic rubber and stretched leather laces of Velcro rooted in gravity toward the edge of rock then toward inverted air the body of a bat hangs weightless cemented in time where wingspan takes flight, autopilot into nocturnal sleep for seconds as blood rushes to the start of a dream and your…

Bat Hang (a poem) by Lex Abbruscato

A poem by Lex Abbruscato, published in Volume 19 of The Climbing Zine. Now available in print via or site or rad indie shops.

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