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Thomas Devaney, poet based in Philadelphia, photo by David Kelley 

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Pace University | Monday, November 7, 2016 | Poets@Pace presents       Thomas Devaney and David Trinidad.

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“POEM WRITTEN IN AN AIRPORT” from Runaway Goat Cart (Hanging Loose Press, 2015). Photo from reading at Jim Cory’s in PHL May 2016. Photo: Alina Pleskova.

Poem Written in an Airport

Either you put the paperclip on, or the pen will bleed red. Either I look out the window, or write the best poem of my life. Either the tape will stick, or the leaves will remain until winter. Either the photos will make you cry, or you will call an old friend in California. Either the aloe will soothe your skin, or you will be back in grade school. Either the song will go on into night, or you will wake up without music.