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by Anthony Kupferschmidt

diving again

awake with the light.

a shadow casts itself

through the morning

and washes

across the lake
as i
dive
passing through the air
into the pressure of resistance
the comfort of experiencing something with substance.
my shadow casts itself
across the dock
as i
move
into light like water

born a ghost

into a family of devoted strangers
willing
bearing a ghost
with shared memories to neglect
until unsurrounded
baring a ghost
surrogate
and legitimate
born again a ghost

Anthony Kupferschmidt is a student in the Department of Gerontology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.