Epiphany　　Joanie Mackowski　　A momentary rupture(破裂) to the vision:　　the wavering limbs of a birch(桦树) fashion　　the fluttering hem of the deity’s garment,　　the cooling cup of coffee the ocean the deity(神)　　waltzes across.

This is enough—but sometimes　　the deity’s heady ta-da coaxes the cherries　　in our mental slot machine to line up, and　　our brains summon flickering silver like　　salmon(鲑鱼) spawning a river; the jury decides　　in our favor, and we’re free to see, for now.

　　A flaw swells from the facets of a day, increasing　　the day’s value; a freakish(畸形的，奇特的) postage stamp mails　　our envelope outside time; hairy, claw-like　　magnolia buds bloom from bare branches;　　and the deity pops up again like a girl from　　a giant cake.

O deity: you transfixing transgressor(违背者，犯规者) ,　　translating back and forth on the border　　without a passport.

Fleeing revolutions　　of same-old simultaneous boredom and　　boredom, we hoard epiphanies under the bed,　　stuff them in jars and bury them in the backyard;　　we cram our closet with sunrise; prop up our feet　　and drink gallons of wow!

; we visit the doctor　　because all this is raising the blood’s levels of　　C6H3(OH)2CHOHCH2NHCH3, the heart caught　　in the deity’s hem and haw(支支吾吾) , the oh unfurling　　from our chest like a bee from our cup of coffee,　　an autochthonous greeting: there.

Who saw it?

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