Desert Inventory

one loose page from The Hidden Ledger

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KOSH RADIO - ATBARA, SUDAN
2:17 a.m. August 5, 2026, PST- Radio Garden
signal clear

I had been awake long enough
to begin wanting the wrong life again

creosote after rain

galena → the black around her eyes
→ rifle sight?


WHY DID THEY USE THE SAME WORD FOR CLAIMING LAND
AND CLAIMING A BODY

I said mine
when I meant don’t leave

if possession is only fear
with legal language
what did I ask him to become