More on: Rae Armantrout

An atom
is a fantastic
abacus,

In my dream, W.H. Auden and his husband
are talking about how much they enjoy playing house
in the ersatz suburb where I grew up.

Children practice first person
by choosing

between red and green,
dog and cat.

Push on it again,
that point of light.
What do you think
light is?