Human Nature Spring 2002

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Neither fish nor fowl

Nor good red herring;

Caught in the twisting mist

Between sea and shore,

Swinging earth to sky

And back again.

Transforming myself-

tug the angel's wings out

pull the hair over the horns

spit polish the halo

or tuck it in my pocket

Whatever the moment calls for.

More than saint or sinner

It's the makeup of my matter

That keeps me in this place

Where I am nothing well

And all things poor.

Alyssa Penman lives in Oakland, California, where she manages a homeless shelter and works on all manner of creative endeavors.

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