a process of confusion. [Kevin] Young uses vivid comparisons to explain this mystery: strips of bark on the ground are a coded text. Darkness is like dangerous depths of water. In the last two lines is another shift, as mosquitoes bite: "Wish /them well. Wave." The poem tells us to embrace the dark.Childhood
from Denise Low: Ad Astra Poetry Project: Kevin Young (1970-)
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