16 August 2026

By Philip Kuepper

He scooped water
out of the boat,
that poured back in,
that he scooped out, again,
that poured back in,
the boat, afloat, sinking,
sinking afloat
by the uninterrupted displacement
of the same amount of water.
The shore was a long way off.

(22 July 2026)