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When God comes at me
do I bow the stallion's legs
or meet him with flared nostrils?

— John Carder Bush Control: A translation (1974)

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Can't you see where memories are kept bright?

When I
and stallion
blend
the grass gets cropped.

Control: A translation (1974)

Time in her eyes is spawning past life,
One with the ocean and the woman unfurled,
Holding all the love that waits for you here.

When Man comes at me
do I rein in the stallion,
or let him meet the hooves?

Control: A translation (1974)

When Woman comes at me
do I let her take the bridle,
or turn away the head?

Control: A translation (1974)

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