nothing is the unsigned confession
inside the unopened envelope
nothing is the evidence
which was never found
nothing is the weapon
neither artifact nor clue
nothing is the foil
who fakes her own death
to solve the mystery of nothing
by becoming no one
pretending to be alive
she fools detective nothing
melting into the crowd
where no one is ever missed
without getting up
from her empty chair
Miranda Mellis is the author of Crocosmia (forthcoming, Nightboat Books); The Revolutionary (Albion Books, 2022); Demystifications (Solid Objects, 2021); The Instead, a book-length dialogue with Emily Abendroth (Carville Annex, 2016); The Quarry (Trafficker Press, 2013); The Spokes (Solid Objects, 2012); None of This Is Real (Sidebrow Press, 2012); Materialisms (Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs, 2009); and The Revisionist (Calamari Press, 2007). She teaches at The Evergreen State College. mirandamellis.com
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