"The vat of oil must haze the air,
the batter sticky but slick.
He pipes it gently through the nozzle.
Spatulas dance as it ripples
in ring after fizzing golden ring..."
from "Chocolate con churros", The Knives of Villalejo (Eyewear Publishing, 2017)
When I forget for a moment that he is about to blow the world up I chop
vegetables, make kefir, do laundry, sow seeds as if tomorrow, next week,
harvest ti...

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