Poetry at Sangam

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AFTER THE US AIR FORCE MUSEUM by A. Anupama

largest aerial spy lens ever made,” I write—
          this album caption reflects lamplight

          cat pricks          ears to investigate (listen to) my pen.
          (                       eyes                not                spy lens)

                    pupil-less, flawless,                  glass
in a cube trap                                      photograph

          up close                                           reflecting little more
than silhouette. On the front rim          “Optical Research Laboratory”

          reflected mirror-wise in my eyes                                to see
                    except under                             enlargement (maybe)

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