He locates his heart along the span
From arm of chair to my leg
Propped on this ottoman
It must be aerodynamics
And instinct for the best
Hunting ground that makes him
Oblivious moving from the axis
Then round to buttress
His precarious choice
And when he is done with
The framework of his master plan
It is to the details then
The radial tracking of each thread
Spaced equal and filaments tight
Measured as the perfect lure
If only he considered
Human traffic like this poet
Cross at being roused
Leg lassoed to a first line
The poet’s signal-snare
Prey prompt poem
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Nino Soria de Veyra currently serves as Chair of the Department of Humanities in UP Mindanao. His nonfiction and poetry have appeared in the Silliman Journal, The Dumaguete We Know, Caracoa, the Philippines Free Press, National Midweek Magazine, Solidarity, A Habit of Shores, and The Other Voices International Poetry Project.