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Three Stories

by

Rainafter Kupala Night, d. P. Szpakowicz, 1974

Angels built a tower at the end of all time. They watch as people
start a fire. The angels remove all of the people’s faces. The fire
continues and like moths the people. Like moths…the angels.

Angels built a tower at the end of time. The tower was filled with
clouds. They give a cloud the face of God. People come. They
start a fire. The God cloud begins to rain. The fire goes out.

Again. Angels built a tower at the end of all time. They watch as
people carve God’s face into a tree. The people set the tree on
fire. The people reach out with cupped hands and the angels
pour thousands of wooden moths into them.

David Wojciechowski is the author of Dreams I Never Told You & Letters I Never Sent (Gold Wake, 2017) and the chapbook Koniec (End) (Greying Ghost, 2023). His poems can be found in Bateau, Bending Genres, HAD, Meridian, Willow Springs, and elsewhere. David is the editor of Postcard and a freelance graphic designer. He can be found at davidwojo.com and elsewhere @MrWojoRising.

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