Heartbeat
Hold me
too
close to
tell
whose is
whose.
Echo
A lone
voice
in the
right
empty space
makes
its own
best
company.
Exposure
What you're
eager to
believe may
say more
about you
than you'd
be eager
to admit.
Ulysses
Even frailer,
bound for failure
die at sea or home
I roam.
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Robert M. West
A Clear Eye
Broadstone Books, 2026
