“You, woman, bearing your losses, the dog’s leash taut in your hand, how can you so blind & quickly pass us on your morning walks? Haven’t you yet learned there are happenings on planes you do not see? The dog knows we are here & have crucial news. When he stops & presses his muzzle to the air, can’t…”— Crystal Williams, apmpodcasts.orgTagged: Poetry, The Slowdown, Woman, Dog Leash