Graham Allison: ‘Arcana’
Arcana
She’s got
a map
of Chiapas
tattooed
on her back.
I’m not sure
what
she’s telling
me.
Or anyone.
She says
she isn’t
from there.
Has never
visited.
Just picked
out a cool
design
in the local
tattoo shop.
Graham Allison
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