What happens to ishmael’s uncle? how does this affect ishmael

that is true because that is something they fulfill for their work.

each morning i wrote my name

on the dusty cabinet, then crossed

the dining table in script, scrawled

in capitals on the backs of chairs,

practicing signatures like scales

while mother followed squirting

linseed from a burping can

you know if a word is hiatus if there is a break somewhere in the word