Those are woods I would have chosen
the fright or fight I would have favored
for favors like this—
like the wooden forms of fauns—
come with tags
and glue like this will last
only as long—
meanwhile night is supple
its surpluses surprising
while the lost are lost
for a very long time
and the face of recognition
is the face of longing that lasts.
To The New Year is included in
Volume 43, Number 1, Spring 2016 by Colorado Review.