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At the beach I wish to die, a little
thud without dimension. The psychiatrist

ignores me, which is usual.
The beach smears past.

The morning never comes, or happens.
I remember a word and it destroys

my brain plaques. There’s nothing passive
about knowledge. I think language

invented money. A museum is comprised of
squares. God was the original

liar. I buy a pair of nylons.
I look beautiful and have no secrets.




Elaine Kahn is the author of Women in Public (City Lights Books) and Romance or The End (Soft Skull). She teaches at Poetry Field School.