How to Draw a Perfect Circle by Terrance Hayes : Poetry Magazine

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I can imitate the spheres of the model’s body, her head, / Her mouth, the chin she rests at the bend of her elbow / But nothing tells me how to make the pupils spiral /

Source: How to Draw a Perfect Circle by Terrance Hayes : Poetry Magazine

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