Late Empire
Carl Phillips
I mean after the lashing.
After the welts that the lash gave rise to have
healed so beautifully, we forget where they were. Here,
we say, pointing vaguely, as toward a bird that
After the welts that the lash gave rise to have
healed so beautifully, we forget where they were. Here,
we say, pointing vaguely, as toward a bird that


