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Julien Strong (they/them) is the author of two full-length poetry collections, The Mouth of Earth and Tour of the Breath Gallery, and two novels. Julien’s poetry has appeared in many journals, including The Nation, The Southern Review, Poetry Daily, River Styx, Southwest Review, and The Sun. They teach creative writing at Central Connecticut State University and live in Hamden, CT with their family.

ELEPHANT by Julien Strong

Monday, 10 April 2023 by Julien Strong

Something so heavy with meaning
all we can do     is drag 

our hands across the surface

itching to define to fix
as a compass point
                              navigating what 

I thought I understood

because I lived within its skin
and yet
                              stroking the trunk
                              fingering a fold 

I understand nothing

not even the shape
                              let alone the name 

even the tracks it leaves in its wake

keep changing
                              and look 

in each depression

the falling rain
                              becomes sea

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  • Published in ISSUE 26, Poetry
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