“After Saying I Love You”
by Kacey Fang
A magician perches
on a corner. His hands
weave doves, vanishing
and reappearing faster
than raindrops. Black sleeves
swirl above his head, blotting
streetlights with each swipe. —Each blooming
knuckled fingers, another dove.
Watch his hands.
I bet it’s the coat.
What’s the trick?
(and for once
I don’t want to know
the answer.)
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Kacey Fang is a freshman at Yale University.
