Atlas Poem by Kay Ryan

Atlas



Extreme exertion
isolates a person
from help,
discovered Atlas.
Once a certain
shoulder-to-burden
ratio collapses,
there is so little
others can do:
they can't
lend a hand
with Brazil
and not stand
on Peru.

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Kay Ryan

Kay Ryan

San Jose, California
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