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D a w n C o r r i g a n
Baiting Bats
As a boy he’d catch bats
on a fishing pole baited with cheese.
In the deep of evening
he’d reel his catch in
then put a box with an eyehole
cut out over the bat
and look for a while.
When he was done
he’d untangle the bat
from the cheese and release it
throwing it into the air
where it would flounder
a moment before righting itself
and flapping back into the night.
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