Hook 4

Christine MurrayAnxious

the feather-hook is a seed spiralling in the breeze, a false signal it mocks the mayhem of the caught moth down to its nub stone

its plane is a shell network of dried skin, veined even

it has a spine of sorts it mocks the mayhem of the caught moth down to its nub stone

Christine Murray

SourceLicence:Public domain

Mood:: Anxious
Topics:: mockery, moth, decay, feather

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In “Hook 4,” a feather-hook is described as both a seed spinning in the breeze and a false signal. The poem treats it as something deceptive: it looks like natural life, but it is made to trick.

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